Organization

Mission

Ada’s mission is to prepare women and gender expansive adults to be software developers while advocating for inclusive and equitable work environments. We primarily serve and address the needs of Black, Latine, Indigenous Americans, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, and low-income people.

Our tuition-free training program includes a collaborative learning environment, individualized support (mentors, tutors, a network of mental health supports, affinity groups), and an applied learning internship.

Vision

We envision a world in which Black and brown women & gender expansive people achieve economic power through careers in tech.

Values

• We actively work to be anti-racist, inclusive, and equitable, with a focus on the impacts of intersectional diversity. 
• We hold a student-centered mindset and are committed to delivering a high-quality experience that appropriately challenges students.
• We are an authentic community of learners with a growth mindset.
• We are impact-driven. We strive to innovate and embrace change that leads to increasing the impact of our work.

Program

Our highly immersive, tuition-free program combines classroom training and a learning internship to teach our students both how to write code (practical tools and computer science fundamentals) and how to be a software developer (leadership, inclusivity, and career). Our core values are building and contributing to a supportive community; creating and advocating for inclusivity; and teaching and practicing lifelong learning, all within the tech industry.

Inclusivity

While we welcome all women, people of color, and gender expansive folks to apply, we want to provide clarity around which applicants we primarily serve in our programs. While we acknowledge there is no hierarchy of oppressions and value everyone’s unique lived experience, we know that some communities are systematically and disproportionately impacted by health, economic, and educational inequities. That’s why Ada’s programs are designed to primarily serve and address the needs of Black, Latine, Indigenous Americans, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, and low-income women and gender expansive people.