Launchpad Philly

No joke or fools, Launchpad is calling all volunteers to support our youth!!!📣 As summer approaches, our young professionals gear up for their internships and we need your help to support them! We have around 30 young professionals who each need 1-2 mock interviews, so the more volunteers we have, the better we can serve them! Join us for one (or both!) of our upcoming sessions: 📅 April 15 @ 3:30 - 5PM 📅 April 22 @ 3:30 - 5PM Where: 801 Market St or Virtual Each interview is only 20 minutes, and you can choose which sessions you'd like to volunteer for. To ensure all of our young professionals receive a mock interview, we are opening a Zoom option so you can volunteer wherever works for you! Sign up today at https://lnkd.in/dtAQKR8p and help us make sure every one of our young professionals walks into their internship ready to impress! 🤩 Have questions or concerns? Reach out via email to sanaa@launchpadphilly.org #MockInterview #CareerDevelopment #LaunchpadPhilly #PhillyTech

Congrats to Yara Kemeh Jamir Ong and Bryan Gunawan for starting at Seer Interactive yesterday! Can't wait to see what y'all build this Spring!!!

On Saturday, Launchpad was honored to be invited to join Office of Innovation & Technology - City of Philadelphia for it's first-of-its-kind Power Up Philly Community Tech Expo! Philadelphia and Cherelle Parker showed the nation what real digital equity looks like. The office donated 1,600 laptops and offered classes and vendors for the community to work with after they received their device. We ran a hands-on PC teardown workshop in the Kids Zone, giving attendees a behind-the-scenes look at the hardware that powers our everyday lives. We also tabled throughout the day to spread the word about Launchpad and connect with future program participants. Thank you to Madison Lee for inviting us to be a part of this historic event! And thank you to our volunteers: Kevin Tellez-Torres Jamir Ong Nasirah Solomon Kameren Smalls Aiden Wray Kimberlie Pierre Jeshua Oei Melva Taslim Jennica Xu Celine E. Angel Ambrocio Gutierrez

 We are still glowing from our debut workshop, Anyone Can Code, at #Diversitech2026. Thank you to everyone who joined our facilitator, Franceska Rouzard, and our associates Syriana Gil and Nakerra Lewis and tried something new in this fun, hands-on experience. The room was so packed, folks had to sit on the floor. After, many attendees expressed being inspired to learn to code rather than intimidated. Mission accomplished! We can not wait for next year!

Launchpad showed up and showed out at #Diversitech2026! Thank you Shannon Morales for inviting us both as speakers and as a community partner! Can't wait for next year!!!

On Friday, we were invited to Rider University to watch table tennis! Launchpad board member and Major League Table Tennis CEO & Founder Flint Lane invited two of our graduates to the last weekend of regular season play in Lawrenceville, NJ! We got to see the Princeton Revolution face off against the Portland Paddlers. MLTT is also a Launchpad Inc client! For the past few months, Antonio Archer and Kevin Tellez-Torres have been working on their table tennis ranking and matchmaking app, Spindex. Huge thank you to Flint, Aleksandar Trujic, and the rest of the folks at MLTT for welcoming us at your event! Have an app, project, or AI workflow you need help with? Reach out to Christian Kunkel for more info on how you can work with Launchpad Inc!

!! Call for Volunteers !! Launchpad 101 students are getting ready for their summer internships. What better way to prepare than a mock interview! Mock interviews are a fantastic way for young professionals to build their confidence with interviewing, receive valuable feedback, and expand their professional network. As a volunteer, you are committing to complete at least one mock interview. You will be provided with some sample questions and a rubric. You'll be asked to conduct the interview, share feedback, and evaluate the student on the rubric. Currently we're only seeking in person mock interviewers, but virtual options will be made available later in April! When: April 15 & April 22nd, 3:30-5pm Where: 801 Market St Philadelphia, PA Questions? Reach out to our Career Success Coach Sanaa Igbokwe Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eAgVfC7F

Last week Launchpad was invited to attend the Hopeworks HOPE Summit in Camden, NJ! Students, associates, and grads had the opportunity to attend workshops, network, get headshots, and conduct mock interviews! Launchpad 101 student Maximilian Georges shared "From the moment I arrived, the environment was welcoming and full of energy. I was introduced to several workshops that encouraged learning, curiosity, and collaboration." We can't wait to come back next year! Thank you to Hopeworks, Gianna Cettei and Angel Serrano, CFRE for welcoming us and ensuring our participants felt part of the family. You probably saw plenty of coverage if you're connected with our Launchpad 101 students on LinkedIn! If not, they're tagged in these photos and would love to connect with you!

This Thursday, join Launchpad at hashtag #Diversitech2026! Our Technology Instructor Franceska Rouzard will be joining two of our LiftOff associates Nakerra Lewis and Syriana Gil for Anyone Can Code - a beginner creative coding workshop with JavaScript. This hashtag #womenshistorymonth, we are ecstatic to have three fierce women coders representing Launchpad! This session is designed for people who are interested in learning to code but aren't sure where to begin. We’ll break down: • How beginners actually learn to code • The foundations that make programming easier to understand • Why coding is far more accessible than most people think If you're curious about learning to code or helping others enter the field, this workshop is for you. The workshop is Thursday! If you haven't registered yet, get tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gNYAdVV3