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April 28, 2020
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Fresno, Calif. April 28, 2020 – Today, Bitwise Industries (www.bitwiseindustries.com) and the Kapor Center, launched a location-specific platform for eight states and the District of Columbia to help people who have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19. Americans in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Connecticut and the District of Columbia, join California and Colorado with access to the Onward platform which provides connections to the resources needed to navigate life during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
“After a $5 million investment and 300 new hires, the OnwardUS platform that was originally created to help California, has now scaled to serve one third of the United States population, stretching from coast to coast,” said Jake Soberal, CEO and Co-Founder, Bitwise Industries. “As unemployment grows, OnwardUS provides a single, easy-to-use website. The OnwardUS platform combines the resources and jobs people need most in one place and makes finding and accessing services a less daunting task in an already challenging time. Our goal is to serve as many people as possible in their time of need.”
“After the incredible response to OnwardCA.org, we realized this resource was desperately needed in many other communities,” remarked Freada Kapor Klein, Co Chair, Kapor Center. “This website was created out of necessity, by software developers from communities most impacted by this crisis, who are often overlooked by the technology industry and it is now serving our country in its time of need. Innovation that addresses real problems is exactly what will move our country forward together.”
OnwardUS is the one-stop resource providing support to Americans impacted by job loss in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. If your organization is interested in contributing funding, technology, reach, or if you’d like to bring Onward to your state, please email [email protected] or visit www.onwardus.org.
About the Kapor Center
The Kapor (pronounced KAY-por) Center actively works to make the technology ecosystem and entrepreneurship more diverse and inclusive. Specifically, we are focused on positive social impacts for communities that have historically been on the periphery of access to opportunity, participation and influence in the United States. www.kaporcenter.org
About Bitwise Industries
Bitwise Industries is using an ecosystem solution to fix the way the world sources tech talent. Its ecosystem operates in three parts: (1) Workforce, (2) Industry and (3) Infrastructure.
This ecosystem combines to lift cities while opening new, and deep tech talent pipelines to the world. Bitwise was founded in Fresno, CA, in 2013 and has since expanded to Bakersfield, CA, and Merced, CA. www.bitwiseindustries.com
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