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<v ->We have an education system</v>

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that works for some but it fails most.

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The odds are stacked against you

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at multiple different points throughout your journey.

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And so it's really nothing short of a miracle

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if you can get through on your own,

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coming from a background where you were never prepared

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from the beginning.

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Companies like Comcast and Red Nose Day,

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helping to uplift the work that we're doing.

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To be able to help to get more supporters

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and more people to help to support us.

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There is nothing that is more critical

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for our organization right now.

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<v ->I come from a family of immigrants.</v>

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So my parents are both from Venezuela

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and they immigrated over to New York.

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You know I was an Uber driver and I enjoyed that.

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But that became like really routine so I figured,

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you know what let me research something

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or try to like, get a degree.

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<v Michael>CodePath is a education nonprofit.</v>

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We're focused on diversifying

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the nation's most competitive technical roles.

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Doing that by transforming

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what's being taught and how it's being taught

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in college Computer Science Programs all across the country.

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<v ->You know, having CodePath there,</v>

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they were just very supportive community.

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If you ever ran into issues

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there's literally always somebody on the slack channel.

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No matter how late it was,

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no matter how difficult the issue was,

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like they would be willing to jump on a Zoom call with you.

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You know my impression of Red Nose is that its kind of like,

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"Oh its neat, it's like a pillar of support."

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For those who might have not have the opportunities

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that I, you know I might of had.

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<v ->With Comcast and Red Nose Day,</v>

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helping with scholarships for so many more tech fellows

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to be able to participate,

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there's almost nothing that's more valuable

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for a CodePath to be able to expand in to the future,

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then having that support.

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<v ->Once the program completed,</v>

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I actually ended up getting a return offer

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to return as a Software Development Engineer.

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<v ->If you feel that you're not well suited,</v>

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or you don't belong in a place, you do.

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You absolutely do.

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It's more of an eternal thing.

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<v ->In CodePath I actually found</v>

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that I really liked teaching others.

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So I've been able to give workshops for Web Development

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here at F.I.U. to other students.

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Its something that I got out of this program

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that I didn't expect, and I ended up liking it.

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<v ->With Red Nose Day,</v>

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I think of it, kind of like a movement.

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Because there's such a incredible opportunity

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at so many people to pay attention to something.

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You're connecting them through laughter,

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there's something that just kind of unites everybody.

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Then you're having them focus on young people

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and how can have more young people

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to be able to actually reach their potential.