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The HYPE Project Expands to Six Metro Atlanta School Districts
ATLANTA, GA – Hope for Youth through Providing Educational Opportunities (HYPE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering girls of color with technology skills, is excited to announce its expansion into six metro Atlanta counties. The organization’s transformative coding classes and leadership programs are now in Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County Public Schools, Clayton County Public…
Read MoreEmpowering Atlanta’s Future: HYPE’s Impact on Workforce and Youth Development through Internships
One of my absolute favorite aspects of the work we do at HYPE is our ability to place interns with nonprofits across Atlanta. This initiative is a vital part of our commitment to both workforce development and youth development in the city. I’m incredibly proud that HYPE not only facilitates these internships but also provides…
Read MoreScholar Spotlight: Talaia R.
Talaia has been in the HYPE family since 2020. She is a former HYPE scholarship recipient and is starting her junior year of college majoring in cybersecurity. We recently asked Talaia some questions to get to know her better. Here’s what she had to say: What is your favorite part about being involved in HYPE?…
Read MoreThe 2024 HYPE International Experience was Saved by Students’ Heart for Service
You can imagine how stressed we were when Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Jamaica just days before our nine HYPE alumnae and three trip leaders were scheduled to take off for our 2024 HYPE International Experience. This was set to be our first trip since 2019, and we worried that yet another trip would be…
Read MoreHow Women in Tech are Transforming Philanthropy
Women in Tech are transforming philanthropy. HYPE Founder, Kristina Newton, joins a panel with leaders from Salesforce and Resilient Coders to talk about the collaboration between technology, nonprofits, women leadership, and philanthropy that leads to local and global impact. Newton was invited to offer her unique insights on the panel as 1 of 10 Black…
Read MoreHYPE Honored at Fourth Annual “Tech for All” Policy Conference, Day of Action co-hosted by Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick and Mayor Andre Dickens
This year’s Tech for All awards will be presented to the following individuals/categories: Kristina Newton, K-12 Early Support; Roshawnna Novellus, president/CEO of EnrichHER, Capital Formation & Growth Award; Valarie Mackey, Adult Education Award; Charles Robinson, Investments Award; Dane Bamburry, Cox Communications, Corporate Innovation Award; S. Gordon Moore Jr., Higher Education Award; Maxine Cain, Overall Ecosystem Building Award; and Hamid Arjmand, Workforce Development Award.
Read MoreANNUAL ‘HYPE NIGHT’ EVENT SHOWCASES ATLANTA GIRLS IN STEM WITH LIVE GAME SHOW COMPETITION
Hope for Youth, Inc. hosts annual fundraiser where local girls compete against local professional women in Family Feud-style live games how event; proceeds support after-school programming and camps to equip more girls of color with STEM skills September 27, 2022 (Atlanta, GA): It’s that time of year again, get ready for the 4th Annual HYPE…
Read MoreHYPE Rebrand RFP
Organization Summary Hope For Youth, Inc. (HYPE) is a thriving Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that is empowering historically underrepresented girls of color to become future leaders in tech! With dynamic leadership that supports personal & professional growth, a mission-driven culture that prioritizes quality programming engagement for our students and partners, an in-demand product leveraged for high…
Read MoreHYPE Founder, Kristina Newton, named Black Women Impact Leader by Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Announces 50 Recipients of Black Women Impact Grants to Scale Black Women-Led Nonprofits One Million Black Women is proud to invest $10 million through our Black Women Impact Grants, a multi-year grant program, scaling the efforts of nonprofits that are led by Black women and narrowing opportunity gaps at pivotal moments in…
Read MoreHYPE Awarded $50,000 STEM Education Grant from F5 Global
We’re thrilled to receive a $50,000 USD STEM Education Grant from @F5. Read the Q&A with F5’s Chief People Officer Ana White to learn more about these grants, their impact, and how we can all do more to encourage women of color to pursue STEM careers: https://www.f5.com/company/blog/f5-stem-education-grants-encouraging-women-of-color-to-pursue-stem-careers
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