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Compton Tech Week Day 4

What an amazing day. Next to game day, this was my favorite. Compton Youthbuild and Job Corps joined us for our Cyber Security workshop. We had such a large group, ...
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Compton Tech Week Fun!

These young folks attended every day. What a group of smart young minds, they hung in every step of the way no matter how difficult or challenging a workshop may ...
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Compton Tech Week Elementary Youth!

Compton Tech Week attracted the best and brightest elementary youth. They weren't our target group for this event, but they came in droves so we opened the doors. They really ...
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Trainers Emil and Buchi, both Disney Imagineers, taught a fun and lively workshop on programming and operating drones! The first hour included intense classroom instruction and the second hour was ...
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Compton Tech Week Day 3 – Games, Games, Games!

Thank you to Dreamleague for bring a full on gaming tournament that included competition in Fortnite and Smash! We thought the students might need a mid-week break from learning and ...
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Compton Tech Week Day 6 – Final Class!

Day 6, final class of the week! Technical Art class was a super fun MESS! The student learned to create art and upload it into a technical format. So much ...
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Recidivism in California

California has one of the highest recidivism rates in the country: Fifty-eight percent of individuals released from prison end up back in the system within three years, compared with the ...
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So we’ve launched!

So we’ve launched! Lots of work and exciting new partnerships ahead. Look for our new brick and mortar location, coming soon. We look forward to bringing this important organization to ...
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We’re Moving Into Job Corps

The time is near! Thanks to Deputy Director Anthony Robinson and 42 Silicon Valley, we will soon move into Job Corps to offer iCode, our ten week coding and gaming ...
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They look bored, but they really weren’t!

A great time was had at our business development seminar for juvenile probation girls. They all want to start businesses of their own, some as designers, some as hair stylists, ...
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Thank you Lara Simon!

THANK YOU Lara Simon from Danny Wimmer Presents, Inc., for donating clothes for our juvenile probation girls!! Your donation is tax deductible and we at iTouchUp thank you!! ...
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