Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Awards $40,000 Grant to Veterans Coding Program in Jackson
September 27 2023 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Comcast announced today it has awarded a $40,000 grant to
economic development and educational non-profit organization
Mississippi Coding Academies’ (MCA) Veterans Code program. The
grant is Comcast’s latest contribution to MCA, totaling more than
$180,000 in financial support since 2018.
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Comcast awards $40,000 grant to economic
development and educational non-profit organization Mississippi
Coding Academies’ (MCA) (Photo: Business Wire)
In 2019, Comcast partnered with MCA to create the Veterans Code
program to deliver coding training and certification for local
heroes. The tuition-free program is an 11-month, part-time evening
course that provides veterans and military spouses the skills
needed to succeed in the technology industry. Participants will
earn certificates as full-stack coders, proficient in concepts and
techniques in four segments: front-end, database, back-end and
Model View-Controller (MVC).
“Veterans Code provides veterans and their families with a path
to careers in technology and helps create a tech-skilled workforce
in Mississippi,” said Mike Forster, Co-Founder and Board Chair of
MCA. “This tuition-free program, made possible by the generous
support of Comcast and others, not only attracts prospective
companies to Mississippi, but it also enables existing
organizations to meet their technology needs here instead of
out-sourcing.”
“It’s an honor to once again support MCA’s meaningful Veterans
Code program,” said Jason Gumbs, Comcast Regional SVP. “We look
forward to continuing our commitment to providing veterans and
their families the training and tools they need to succeed in a
digital economy.”
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