Chill Tech - Minnesota Chill Foundation

Chill Tech Program

CHILL Tech Program is a 6-week, paid internship that will provide 16–24-year-olds with the opportunity to work with a certified technician to learn:

Best practices in troubleshooting to identify and diagnose issues
Product knowledge, including Mac and PC hardware and software
Customer service skills and addressing the needs of clients in a professional manner
Computer programming languages
Upon completion, scholars will be able to keep their laptops

The technology field is one of the country’s fastest-growing industries but severely lacks diversity. Purpose-Built to Advance Equity: Expanding Opportunities in Tech for Black Americans report by the nonprofit, Jobs for the Future, states that “Black workers account for nearly 12 percent of the total workforce but only 8 percent of the tech workforce. Only 3 percent of all tech board directors are Black…” The lack of representation in one of the fastest growing industries in the country is what companies like PSITech Support are working to change.

In partnership with PSITech Support, a BIPOC-led technology startup based in the Twin Cities, we’re developing a curriculum to provide paid internships to high school students and young adults with the goal of preparing them for 21st century job opportunities and diversifying the technology industry.

L-R Christian Johnson (COO of PSITech Support) Liam Cavin (CEO of C70Builders) Cindy Hill (Cofounder of CHILL Foundation, owner of PSITech Support, co-owner Programming Solutions Inc) Mayor Hollies Winston (Brooklyn Park) Chuck Hill (Cofounder of CHILL Foundation, Co-owner Programming Solutions Inc) Scooter Draughn (CEO/founder of Honor2Help Nonprofit Organization) Yvette Trotman (CHILL Foundation board member) Valeda Huff (CHILL Foundation board member) John Trotman

2023 HIGHLIGHT

Introducing the Chill Tech Lab at Zanewood Community Center!

The Minnesota CHILL Foundation aims to provide area youth with computer skills training. Those skills range from learning how to build a computer to making software upgrades. The training would take place at the new CHILL Tech Computer Lab inside the Zanewood Recreation Center.

“One of the things we want to do is introduce students to the various roles that different personnel have in the IT area. But the focus will be more on the maintenance of the hardware and ability to upgrade software,” said Chuck Hill, chair of the Minnesota CHILL Foundation. “We feel that is a skillset that is much needed in the community.”

Chill Tech Program

2023 HIGHLIGHT

Introducing the Chill Tech Lab at Zanewood Community Center!

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