SVCUE would like to do more to support local educational organizations that represent under-resourced communities. At free SVCUE sponsored events, SVCUE will encourage donations instead of selling tickets and work with event volunteers to select a local organization to receive the collected funds.

Thank you to all the members and attendees who made donations at our August 12th PD in your PJs event. SVCUE was able to collect and donate $250 to the local educational organization Black Girls CODE.

Black Girls CODE mission is: "To increase the number of women of color in the digital space by empowering girls of color ages 7 to 17 to become innovators in STEM fields, leaders in their communities, and builders of their own futures through exposure to computer science and technology. To provide African-American youth with the skills to occupy some of the 1.4 million computing job openings expected to be available in the U.S. by 2020, and to train 1 million girls by 2040." You can find more information about the Black Girls CODE organization here.