Homeless People Are Getting Six-Figure Jobs In Poor Neighborhoods Overrun by Tech Companies

Despite San Francisco’s tech boom, many of the city’s at-risk citizens have been left behind economically, especially due to sky-rocketing housing costs.

A formerly homeless writer had an idea to train the people living in the city's poorest neighborhood—teaching them web coding so they could actually join the boom and avoid the bust.

So far, 300 students have graduated from the program and a third of them have already found employment in the tech sector. Some of the grads have even been hired into six-figure jobs.

“Code Tenderloin”, the nonprofit named after the racially diverse neighborhood, has already used its connections in the industry to place 100 of its applicants into job positions.

How inspiring to know that citizens care enough about their struggling neighbors to do something more than just give used clothing or donate a few bucks. It demonstrates the power of the old adage “Give a man a fish, and feed him for a day. Teach him to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”