A Father’s Drive: Behrooz’s Story
Byte Back graduate Behrooz had to work multiple jobs to support himself and his daughter before coming to Byte Back. Watch where his knowledge and IT certifications have brought him today.
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Byte Back Wins $360k(again!) at WeWork Global Finals
Byte Back Competed at the Creator Awards Global Finals at Madison Square Garden In March, WeWork saw something special in Byte Back – tech career training that started 20 years ago and brings economic opportunity to hundreds in the DC community today. Byte Back won the biggest prize at WeWork’s DC Creator Awards – $360,000. Since then, the Creator Awards […]
Young Professionals Join the Fight to Close DC’s Digital Divide
There are more than 200,000 young professionals in the DC area, many of whom are eager to impact their community. They now have a unique opportunity to get involved with one of DC’s most impactful and quickest growing tech organizations. This summer, Byte Back launched the Next Gen Council (NGC), a volunteer group connecting the 20-year-old tech education nonprofit with DC’s new generation of business and nonprofit leaders. The NGC – made up of 16 young professionals –is enthusiastic, engaged, and eager […]
Arcade to IT: Ismael’s Job Journey
By Anthony Edwards, Program Support Ismael Alvarez has always been a bit of a tinkerer, exposed to computers for most of his life. At one point, he worked in a video arcade and would occasionally troubleshoot arcade games that started to “eat” the customer’s quarters or become inoperable. It was his curiosity about the way […]
First Steps: Byte Back Director Supports DC Digital Inclusion Bills
By Chris Miller, Communications & Development Associate Washington, DC is increasingly a tech hub, one of the East Coasts’ primary homes for the technology industry’s most innovative minds. Yet for many DC residents, even the most basic access to computers and the internet is not guaranteed. Elizabeth Lindsey, Byte Back executive director, recently testified in […]
New EPIC Program Brings Free IT Training to Maryland
DC Workforce Development Collaborative Invests in IT Careers for Low-Income Residents The Greater Washington Works initiative is investing $200,000 over two years into IT workforce training at Byte Back. This means, that after 20 years of providing tech training in DC, Byte Back is officially expanding into Maryland with EPIC (Education Partnership for IT Careers). The EPIC program is a $400,000 […]
From Homeless to Hopeful
By Christopher Wallace, Development Manager, & Yvette Scorse, Communications Director Eric Tchicaya was in a dead-end job, and after a car accident, found himself unemployed, depressed, and homeless. Watch how he found hope again for his career and his life.
Students Discover New Possibilities in DC Tech
Besides learning in classrooms, studying at home, and working to pass those Microsoft and CompTIA certification exams, our students are eager to discover the possibilities of tech careers right here in DC. This month, they’ve taken advantage of exciting opportunities with Byte Back to learn about tech careers, network, and become part of the DC […]
Byte Back Wins Biggest Prize at WeWork Creator Awards
— Byte Back (@ByteBackDC) March 29, 2017 The co-working company WeWork kicked off their epic, international Creator Awards Tuesday, awarding more than $1.5 million to innovators from across the Northeast. In Washington, DC alone, 1,100 applicants competed. Out of all of them, Byte Back stood out as a truly life-changing cause. Byte Back won the top prize of […]
When Women Have a Chance in Tech …
By Elizabeth Lindsey, Executive Director Only 25 percent of the computing workforce in the US is women. For women of color, this drops drastically, with just 3 percent of the workforce made up of African American women and 1 percent Latina women. 1 March 8 is International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate progress, […]
