Code Tenderloin in the News

“Code Tenderloin has announced that they will continue their ‘Calming the Corner’ street pop-up, providing immediate and on the ground needs in the Tenderloin, with significant support from Jack Dorsey’s #StartSmall initiative, in which they were awarded a $1.6M grant for operational funding for frontline COVID-19 efforts.”

“A former drug dealer whose nonprofit helped transform the Tenderloin district joins the front lines of San Francisco's coronavirus response.”

“Crespo, who started her three-month internship in mid-August, was one of the first interns the startup hired with the help of Code Tenderloin a nonprofit that helps people find employment by teaching what the organization calls “job readiness,” or skills like interviewing, public speaking, dependability and resume building.”

“Preston Phan left Seattle, and with $250 remaining in his bank account, flew to San Francisco for an employment program he had researched called Code Tenderloin, which promised connections and interviews with tech companies like Twitter, LinkedIn and Github.”

“To bridge the divide between San Francisco's wealthy tech workers and their impoverished neighbors, organizations like Code Tenderloin are trying to get disadvantaged people into tech companies. They teach skills like coding and help students craft resumes, but even with all these new skills the greatest challenge facing Code Tenderloin graduates is convincing a company to take a chance on them.”