14 CodeSquad by Power Of Good

Interview with Emmy-nominated web producer Andrew Ott, founder and Executive Director of CodeSquad, a non-profit that trains underrepresented adults from Greater Boston to become web developers and begin new careers. Launched in 2016, CodeSquad offers intensive training in web development skills such as HTML, JavaScript and Node.JS, as well as in soft skills like effective communication and entrepreneurship. After a bootcamp-style training, CodeSquad works to place each graduate in a software internship. CodeSquad collaborates with organizations including Heading Home, the Timothy Smith Network, La Alianza Hispana and Lena Park Community Development Corporation to introduce their clients to careers in software. CodeSquad’s next bootcamp is scheduled to begin in February 2018.