Hack the Hood’s 2022
Annual Report
Tech Justice in Action
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Tech Justice in Action 〰️
2022 Annual Report
Table of Contents
Opening Statement
Our community has so much to be proud of, and while not without some challenges, 2022 brought new learnings, collaborations and celebration. As the new Executive Director of Hack the Hood, it is my pleasure to share some of those highlights with you in this annual report. As someone who has always been passionate about the intersection of technology, education and justice, I am excited to have the opportunity to join this incredibly passionate team and community in helping young Black, Latinx, AAPI and Indigenous learners enter into and thrive in the tech workforce.
By investing in our learners and continuing to be responsive to their needs and feedback, we were able to increase the technical rigor of our courses and further incorporate social justice centered curriculum, professional development workshops, career exposure panels, along with mentorship into our programming. Our learners gained industry-leading skills and knowledge, setting them on a trajectory for success in their lives and future careers.
We are also proud to have launched our new program pathway, drive:Laney, in partnership with Laney Community College in Oakland. This partnership allows us to serve a cohort of Laney students as they pursue a STEM related education. With the success of our pilot, we are excited to expand our Drive offerings in 2023.
This year also marks Hack the Hood’s 10th anniversary and we are excited to engage our community in fresh and meaningful ways. I welcome any ideas or suggestions you may have. This work is a collaborative effort, and I believe that by working together, we can make a real difference in the lives of the community we serve and create a more just and equitable future for all. We deeply appreciate our village and hope you all continue to grow with us.
2022 Program Highlights
hustle
Hack the Hood’s programs support learners with a laptop, wifi assistance if needed, a $500 learning stipend, and a community of supporters rooting for their success! The curriculum is centered on building a strong learning community, student achievement, and empowerment.
build
We gamified technical content and added group work to our curriculum, including agile development and project management. This teaches learners to present their work and progress, similar to a real-world agile environment.
drive
Hack the Hood launched its pilot program in partnership with Laney Community College in Oakland, CA delivering a 12-month long college and career cohort supporting students to pursue a Certificate of Achievement in Data Science and persist in STEM education.
Teaching Assistants
With the addition of 6 new teaching assistants, our programs achieved an approximate 1:20 teacher to learner ratio. Learners were given dedicated technical and professional attention over the 12-week program. Each TA brought their personal experience to the role as instructors reflecting the identities of the learners they served.
Workshop Highlights
Workshop Highlights: HtH provides learners and alumni with professional development and career exposure workshops facilitated by vetted corporate, community, and education partners that are aligned with our mission and work. In 2022 HtH offered 26 workshops to our greater HtH community. We launched a resume review series in which we collected learner and alumni resumes and matched them with volunteer readers to provide impactful individual feedback.
Learner Demographics
207 Learners Served in 2022
Our Values in Action
Learners reported a 96.8% positive assessment rate of their values towards using technology for good, their sense of community within the program, and knowledge gained about career opportunities in tech.
Our program learners self-reported a 93.8% positive assessment of the effectiveness of the support system Hack the Hood provides
Identity: Learners reported a 97.7% positive assessment rate of feeling supported in cultivating their identities and values in learning technology.
Our program learners self-reported a 99.4% positive assessment of their belief that technology can improve their communities.
Our program learners self-reported a 97.7% positive assessment of their sense of community and belonging while participating in our programs.
Our program learners self-reported a 90.8% positive assessment of their ability to communicate about technology and development.
Our program learners self-reported a 97.7% positive assessment of their values around using data and technology properly.
Out in the Community
We kicked 2022 off with a field trip to PayPal park, courtesy of San Jose Earthquakes and Paypal to watch the San Jose Quakes play!
Thanks to threadUp for inviting our learners to visit their headquarters here in Oakland and providing an experiential learning opportunity with a career panel, a product challenge created for Hack the Hood learners, office tour and a networking hour.
Our 2022 Fall graduation was our first hybrid event. Dr. Jose Herndandez, the first Mexican-American astronaut, joined us as our keynote speaker. He shared his story with our learners about what it means to have perseverance and determination when it comes to achieving your dreams.
At the end of 2022, we launched our Tech Futures fundraiser with a movie screening for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’; and had a great turnout with volunteers, learners, and many community members!
Thank you to our 2022 corporate, philanthropic, and government supporters!
AC-OCAP
Akamai Foundation
Anonymous
Association for Computing Machinery/FaccT
AT&T
Capital Group
Capital One
Catalyze Challenge
Celigo, Inc.
Charities Aid Foundation
Everlaw
FHL Bank AHEAD
Frederic & Sara Kerrest
Golden State Warriors Community Foundation
GitHub
Goldman Sachs and Co. LLC
Grafana
Greenlining Institute
Joyful Blessings Foundation
JP Morgan Chase
Mangrove Web Development
Moody's Foundation
Morris Stulsaft Foundation
MUFG Union Bank
NBA Foundation
New Relic
Okta for Good
Polywork Marketing Team
S Foundation
thredUP
Salesforce
Square/Block
Visa
West Monroe Partners
Our Finances
Looking Ahead
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In this final year of our 2021-2023 Strategic Plan, we have recognized the need to pivot in order to continue making a positive impact in our community. We have gained valuable insights over the last two years of our plan that we will use to shape our future direction. Thus, we have created a strategic plan addendum for this year that is shared among this annual report. The addendum will lay the foundation for the next chapter of Hack the Hood as we prepare to launch a new multi-year strategic plan in Spring of 2024.
On our staffing side, we are proud to announce that we have hired two new team members to our executive team, Winslow Holmes as Director of Technical Curriculum and Evaluation, and Jena Hayashi, Director of Development. Their expertise and experience will be invaluable as we continue to grow and evolve as an organization. I am honored to lead such a talented and dedicated team, and I am excited about the future of Hack the Hood.
We remain committed to our mission of empowering Black, Latinx, Indigenous and AAPI youth to be voices of justice within the tech industry or any other career they choose to pursue. We will continue to innovate and adapt to the changing landscape, ensuring that our programs remain relevant and impactful for years to come
We would not be in this position as an organization without the fervent support of you: Our community. Thank you for all you do to make Hack the Hood an engaged learning and community building hub for those we serve.