Code the Dream

Real Talent. Real Experience. Real Impact.

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Welcome to Code the Dream


Code the Dream offers free intensive training in software development to people from diverse low-income backgrounds. In CTD Labs, our coders work with experienced mentors to hone those skills by building apps and technology platforms for a range of startups, nonprofits and government clients. The ultimate aim of Code the Dream is to create a unique win-win, where our coders gain real experience building apps that make the world a little better place, and then use that experience to launch new careers with enormous opportunity for themselves, their families, and their communities.

For Students

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Code the Dream offers courses in web development. Our students study popular web languages and frameworks such as JavaScript, React, and Ruby on Rails.
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For Community

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Code the Dream is commited to providing tech resources to nonprofits, entreprenuers, and organizations tackling social justice issues. Looking for tech help? We may be able to help!
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For Volunteers

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Code the Dream Labs is a unique internship program that gives participants the opportunity to grow their programming skills. Volunteer today to help mentor students and interns!
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Partner with Us

Code the Dream is made possible primarily by individual donors like you. We also thank the following institutions for their generous support.

From the Blog

Meet Lennda Chen

Tell me about yourself. My name is Lennda Chen and I am from Durham, NC. I recently graduated from Durham Technical Community College in December of 2018 with an Associates in Arts. How did you hear about CTD? I heard about Code the Dream through one of the programs I am involved in called Partners for… Read More →

Meet Jonathan Payares

Jonathan Payares is a current student in our JavaScript course! You can read more about him and his experience at Code the Dream below. Tell me about yourself. My name is Jonathan Payares, I’m from Colombia (Cartegena), and I’m currently working as a manager at Noodles and Company. How did you hear about CTD? I… Read More →

Congratulations to our Code the Dream students Linda Chen, Daniel Carbajal, Michelle Wagner, and Axel Villanueva for winning 1st Place for students at the #RTPHackathon! pic.twitter.com/YE1LgQKAMi

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