Hacker Fund

We will produce collaborative invention education competitions (hackathons) throughout Los Angeles County that provide high school students with mentor-guided blended learning environments for project-based exploration of career pathways in the creative economy. This program will allow 1000+ youth to (1) learn creative technology hard skills and teamwork/presentation soft skills and (2) gain exposure to entrepreneurship, career mentorship, and apprenticeship opportunities from professionals across 150+ companies in S.T.E.A.M. industries.

S.T.E.A.M. Collective: LA is a fellowship and professional development ecosystem that builds pathways to a career in the creative economy for Angelenos who fight for social change. Our initial cohort will be accepting Los Angeles applicants who are between the ages of 18 and 24 and who identify as BIPOC or women.