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Code the Dream

Real Talent. Real Experience. Real Impact.
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Code the Dream

Real talent. Real experience. Real impact.
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Welcome to Code the Dream


Code the Dream offers free intensive training in software development to people from diverse low-income backgrounds. In CTD Labs, our coders work with experienced mentors to hone those skills by building apps and technology platforms for a range of startups, nonprofits and government clients. The ultimate aim of Code the Dream is to create a unique win-win, where our coders gain real experience building apps that make the world a little better place, and then use that experience to launch new careers with enormous opportunity for themselves, their families, and their communities.

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For Students

Code the Dream courses cover programming basics to advanced web and mobile app design. Thanks to a partnership with Treehouse, many of our classes are now online, with support from mentors and our growing community.
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For Community

Code the Dream is committed to providing affordable, cutting-edge tech resources to increase effectiveness for nonprofits, entreprenuers, and organizations tackling social justice issues. Do you have tech needs? We may be able to help!
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Code the Dream Labs is a unique internship program that gives participants the opportunity to grow their programming skills. Volunteer today to support budding developers through ongoing mentoring or one-time workshops!
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Code the Dream is made possible primarily by individual donors like you.
We also thank the following institutions for their generous support.

From the Blog

Alumni Spotlight: Suheyla Cetin

Meet Shanna Murry, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month for June 2022

Volunteer of the Month, May 2022: Shane Steele-Pardue and Jonathan Johnson

CTD Celebrates Girls Who Code Founder Reshma Saujani

Meet Jamie Bort, CTD’s Volunteer of the Month

Denilson Velasquez

CTD Labs welcomes Denilson Velasquez

CTD March 2022 Volunteer of the Month: Diana Liao

App for Farmworkers Adds New Partner Thanks to Grant Funding

If you'd like to make an impact on the future of technology, sign up to volunteer with us at Code the Dream! codethedream.org/volunteer-op…

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Our students share their appreciation and admiration for Shanna's work! 👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/XfXmBptt3b

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"I love that Code the Dream takes things beyond just coding. They really help students access all the tools they need to be successful like financial literacy and interviewing workshops, for example. I really feel proud to be a part of this program." codethedream.org/meet-shanna-… pic.twitter.com/99IWdyqHSS

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June's volunteer of the month is Shanna Murry! 🥳♥️🤩 pic.twitter.com/3bUEOIzvsu

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Some of our volunteers go above and beyond by mentoring, leading workshops, reviewing assignments, pair programming, project coaching and more! We are excited to recognize that service by honoring CTD's Volunteer of the Month.

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