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Re-Entry Program

September 15, 20221 min read

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” - T.S. Eliot

Upskill Fund works with various jail systems around the country to provide opportunities for men and women re-entering society from incarceration with software development.

Oftentimes it is extremely hard for our men and women re-entering society to be able to find decent jobs that will afford them the opportunity to earn an income that provides family sustainability. When this happens, it leads to many of our men and women to find jobs at or below minimum wage that is right at the poverty threshold. The unfortunate truth about this fact is that some of our men and women are having to find ways for basic survival and sometimes it leads them back to the system of incarceration due to lack of income.

This software development program gives our men and women an opportunity to learn an in-demand skill.

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Upskill Fund Partners With CodeX Academy

Codex Academy has been a big experience for me as an immigrant and a supposed IT expert.  The last time I worked with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript was in the early 2000s and I thought that I still knew it all.  Codex Academy taught me that learning is forever and it opened up to me a whole new world of stuff people do in Front End Development.  I am also grateful to Brian, Phil, Reina for the help they have provided me and for their patience.  Codex Academy has been a blessing and I am grateful.

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Bradley Kisia

Wells Fargo

Learning with CodeX was a great decision. The mentors are patient, helpful, and go the extra mile to make sure you fully understand every level of developing. Them along with the faculty and other students treat each other like family. And that gives you a good feeling, when learning about something for the first time, to know that you’re not alone on your journey. There is always someone there to help. They are very hands on with every aspect of your learning, from the beginning to completion and your placement period afterwards. If you’re thinking of starting your coding career, I recommend CodeX Academy.

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Chad Roussel

Pacific International

A year ago it was difficult to build an app or sometimes even a simple website. And now I can say thanks to Codex Academy I was hired as a Software Engineer. Trust the process and you will have the tools and skills to succeed.

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Jose De La Cruz

Cisco Systems Inc

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