The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has sponsored a pilot computer programming training project specifically targeted to “historically marginalized racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse youth.”
The project, entitled “Pathways to Software Engineering,” is funded by a grant from the DECD to the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (MIRC), a statewide network of over 100 immigrant advocacy nonprofit organizations.
MIRC has partnered with Boston-based Resilient Coders, the boutique recruiting firm IntWork — which matches employers primarily with “BIPOC, bilingual, & immigrant” candidates — the Delmar Group, and Blueprint Maine.
“This collaborative effort will train historically marginalized racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse youth across Southern Maine for careers as software engineers,” MIRC stated in a Monday press release announcing the project.
“This fall, a cohort of diverse youth will learn to code, for free, with a stipend,” MIRC said.
The taxpayer-funded 18-week “coding boot camp” will from Aug. 11 to Dec. 12, 2025, and students enrolled in the program will receive a $500 biweekly stipend.
Resilient Coders, the organization who will be teaching the course, has a “participant interest form” for the project that specifically states they are looking for applicants from a “racial, ethnic, or linguistic minority with advanced-level English proficiency.”
Resilient Coderse say that graduates from their 18-week program have gone on to work at companies such as Accenture, Audible, and Uber.
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residents of maine boston and philly? “priority youth 18-35″…. those are adults…. i wonder if the rapest in standish will be charged as a “youth”
Oh goody .
I can work for Uber .
I think I’ll pass on that .
I was hoping for Starbucks .
Maine is the new twilight zone…..every day, the bizarre becomes reality. I would guess most parents weren’t aware of this new “education” abomination.
People who violate the laws against discrimination set forth by the 1964 Civil Rights Act need to be prosecuted \
End
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Inequity
Over 100 immigrant non profits? That statement alone is a joke! C’mon man!
Gee, this sounds illegal. Completely discriminatory.
Isn’t it nice of Mills to steal more taxpayer money to buy her third world imports more goodies?
Can you say reverse discrimination? How about a lawsuit? Honestly how stupid and out of touch are Mainers? Every single day it just shows how stupid and out of touch Mainers are they must really like living like this.
I just met a 2 year old gay boy at a day care center and there was a 3 year old lesbian there also.
Sounds about right, train em while they are young be a asset for the state.
They can’t get anyone to take the training unless they pay them. Must be a great program.
Well, at the rate that Governess Mills is flooding Southern Maine with illegal aliens, we tax payers should have a full class to pay for. ” historically marginalized racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse youth across Southern Maine for careers as software engineers,
I guess us white folk need not apply. Lots of poor white kids in Maine too.