Genesys Works – The Nonprofit That’s Giving Underprivileged Kids Jobs in Tech Companies

Genesys Works http://www.genesysworks.org/ recruits high schoolers from groups underrepresented in the tech world, including low-income kids like Almendarez, and then it places them in paid internships with IT departments inside local companies. The hope is that exposure to both computers and corporate culture–with adult mentors providing guidance–will put these students on the path to a technology-related college career.

By Davey Alba

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/2015/01/genesys-works/