A boston -based non -profit stem focused on the preparation of black and Latinx students to enter industries such as architecture and engineering, presented its manufacturer space in the city of Jamaica Plain in the city.
Digital Ready cut the tape in his future of work lab, located in an old brewery, on July 31.
Equipped with “ avant-garde tools and technology ”, the laboratory space co-designed with the students and partners of the program includes areas dedicated to each of the professional avenues of the program “ to guarantee the alignment with the requirements of the labor force and the equitable access to the opportunity, ” said Digital Ready.
“Our learners are designing real projects with local architects, engineers and artists while gaining college and industry credit credentials,” said Betza Valdez, head of architectural design design projects led for young people at Digital Ready. “We are building roads to Boston’s innovation economy, rooted in practical experience, community collaboration and the possibility.”
Between the laboratory industry and supporters of the community is the mayor of the mayor of Boston Opportunity and Economic Inclusion, Massachusetts Life Science Center, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Cummings Foundation and Mass Brigham Community Health Impact Fund.
Digital Ready executive director Sarah Cherry Rice called the laboratory at )Launchpad.He was named Top 25 Newsmaker in 2023 for his efforts to create the non -profit, he added“We are building a space where young people can dream great, to experience boldly and to prepare for their careers that make up the future of our city.”
Rice, who has a PhD in Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, said that when he was named 25 main journalists, the program was one of the first in the country to include a “year 13” or a year of bridge that blurred “the lines between high school, higher education and industry”.
