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Local youth learn virtually through United Way’s CODEanagan program

This month, United Way Southern Interior BC, in conjunction with partners Accelerate Okanagan and Okanagan College, presented the first of the 2021 CODEanagan bootcamps, as part of an ongoing tech education program for local youth who may traditionally face barriers to accessing learning opportunities like this at no cost and with appropriate support. Supported by the RBC Future Launch Foundation and Coast Capital Savings Community Investment for Youth, the program was piloted in 2018 with extensive community partnerships including the Okanagan Boys & Girls Clubs and TELUS.

CODEanagan provides bootcamps and ongoing mentorship to inspire them to explore career opportunities in the tech sector. In 2020, the planned programs had to be postponed due to COVID-19 preventing the in person workshops, but the communications with youth and partners went on. The program content had to change to allow for reduced access to shared equipment and materials, but the outreach to youth could cover a wider geographical area once it switched to online content. It was decided to trial a full bootcamp over Zoom and see how youth responded and the results were overwhelmingly positive.

“At United Way, we are passionate about helping youth reach their potential & explore new opportunities,” says Jude Brunt, Manager of Events & Special Projects at United Way SIBC. “COVID-19 has affected our youth so enormously and, for many young people, fun learning opportunities like this are not readily available or encouraged, and certainly not without a cost prohibitive barrier. That’s where CODEanagan comes in. To watch youth make connections with each other and with potential mentors is priceless, even when we are operating virtually like this.”

Read the story: https://unitedwaysibc.com/local-youth-learn-vir...
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