The Hidden Genius Project was founded in 2012 by five black male entrepreneurs and technologists unnerved by the dramatic juxtaposition between the high unemployment of black male youth and the plethora of career opportunities within the local technology sector. To address this challenge, they established a program to connect young black males with the skills, mentors, and experiences that they need to become high-performing entrepreneurs and technologists in a 21st century global economy.
OUR PROGRAMS
Our INTENSIVE IMMERSION PROGRAM is a holistic 15-month mentorship experience that provides computer science, software development, entrepreneurship and leadership training for black male youth. Following an application, interview and acceptance into the program, students receive more than 800 hours of mentorship and training.
[ REVEALING GENIUS PROMO VIDEO]
Click HERE to read stories from Hidden Genius Alumni who completed our Intensive Immersion Program in 2017.
CATALYST PROGRAMS are free single- and multi-day introductory technical workshops and exposure opportunities for middle and high school boys of color, including our annual Brothers Code event.
820
TOTAL STUDENTS SERVED IN 2017
80
Intensive Immersion Program Students
740
Catalyst Program Participants
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED SINCE 2012
2800
Through December 31, 2017
29,250
MENTORSHIP HOURS IN 2017
TECHNOLOGY CREATION • ENTREPRENEURSHIP • LEADERSHIP
98,000+
TOTAL MENTORSHIP HOURS SINCE 2012
Students that graduate from our Intensive Immersion Program receive training to lead Catalyst Program workshops and are invited to return as Youth Educators to support the next generation of Hidden Geniuses in the Intensive Immersion Program.
To date, over 25 Hidden Genius Alum have been trained and deployed as Youth Educators for our Intensive Immersion and Catalyst Programs.
STUDENT OUTCOMES SINCE 2012
STUDENT RETENTION RATE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION MATRICULATION
POWERED BY COMMUNITY
300
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2017
FUELING GENIUS SPONSORS
The following local restaurants have generously stepped up to the plate in 2017 to provide meals for our Geniuses:
Bakesale Betty • Big Apple Cafe • Costco • Everett and Jones • Kinder’s
Panda Express • Pizza Express • Wingstop • Zachary’s Pizza
Their support not only helped us by offsetting costs that can go back into our program, it also provided the fuel our Geniuses need to stay focused during our Intensive Immersion Program.
13,000
Total number of meals provided
GENIUS IN THE NEWS
OUR GROWTH
8
FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS
25
YOUTH EDUCATORS HIRED
80
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS
NEWLY EXPANDED PROGRAM
Intensive Immersion Program
expanded to serve students at the
RYSE Youth Center in Richmond, CA
2017 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Alameda County Board of Supervisors, Office of Keith Carson
Alameda County Health Pathways Partnership (ACHPP, a division of Alameda County Health Care Services Agency [HCSA])
Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center
Autodesk
Black Girls Code
Casey Family Programs
Claremont Middle School
Community Financial Resources
David E. Glover Education and Technology Center
Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
Dewey Academy
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
East Oakland Youth Development Center
Electronic Arts
Fam 1st Family Foundation
Golden State Warriors // Warriors Foundation
Google (Trust and Safety)
Head Royce School
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Independent Living Program (ILP)
Kaiser Permanente
Kapor Center for Social Impact
Kick n’ It
KIPP King Collegiate High School
Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI)
Mentoring in Medical Sciences (MIMS)
MetWest High School
Oakland High School
Oakland Natives Give Back
Oakland Unified School District
OUSD Office of African American Male Achievement
Positive Communication
Practices Rites of Passage Program
Python Foundation
Rainbow Push Tech 2020
RYSE Youth Center
Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE)
SPAAT (Student Programming for Academic & Athletic Transitioning)
St. Mary’s College
Tech Exposure and Access through Mentoring (TEAM)
The Brotherhood of Elders Network
University of California Office of the President
University of California, Berkeley (Graduate School of Education)
Upward Bound
Youth AID Nonprofit
Youth Empowerment Project
Youth Impact Hub
2017 SUPPORTERS
Adobe Employee Community Fund
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
All Stars Helping Kids Foundation
AT&T
The Barrios Trust
Best Buy Foundation
Barry Bonds Family Foundation
The Brotherhood of Elders
The California Wellness Foundation
CBS Interactive
Cisco Foundation
Clorox Company Foundation Fund
Comcast
Community Bank of the Bay
Dropbox
East Bay Community Foundation
eBay Settlement Fund
Fenwick and West
Ford Motor Company Fund
Freddie Mac
Fullerton Family Foundation
Futures Foundation
Goggio Family Foundation
Golden State Warriors Community Foundation
Google.org
Hull Family Foundation
Jacob Emmert Aronson Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Kapor Center for Social Impact
Louie and Anne Abrons Foundation
McMicking Foundation
Miranda Lux Foundation
Oakland A’s Foundation
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Black Firefighters’ Association
Oaklandish
Quest Foundation
PACE Foundation
Ron Brown Scholar Program
Siegel Foundation
Smith Global Altruism Fund
Software Engineering of America
Social Interest Solutions
The San Francisco Foundation
Union Bank
United Airlines
University of California Office of the President
Verizon Digital Media Services
Visa Black Employee Resource Group
Walmart Foundation
Wells Fargo
Westly Foundation
Workday Foundation
Zendesk
