On: From Prison to Programming

[JohnCurran]

If you want to give back, consider hiring from the organization Rick (subject of the podcast) started - Underdog Devs.

It’s a loosely collected group of mentors and mentees with a small dedicated group of full-time learners on a stipend program

The #1 challenge, by far, faced by the org is hiring and placement into companies for cohort graduates and mentees.

If you’re able, consider posting job listings in the UD slack

https://www.underdogdevs.org/

*I am part of the group as a mentor and its been on the whole an incredibly positive experience

[buf → JohnCurran]

I'm in. Just DMed the UD twitter account to get an invite into the slack group.

[JohnCurran → buf]

That’s awesome - If, for some reason, they don’t get back to you let me know and I will get you into the Slack

[buf → JohnCurran]

Okay, will do. Just in case, you can send the invite to ex [at] siliconvict com

[thrownaway561 → JohnCurran]

right here... hire convicted felons. go to the nearest prison and work with inmates there that are getting out in a year to teach them programming or whatever position you need filled so when they get out they have a job and the confidence to keep that job.