THE STRIDE CENTER

The Stride Center is a non profit social venture working to empower economic self-sufficiency for individuals and communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are harnessing the power of technology and the digital economy to help men, women and families on the road to self-sufficiency and independence.

The Stride Center has developed a curriculum and teaching staff that responds to the unique circumstances of men and women who face barriers to employment and access to careers in the burgeoning technology economy. The Stride Center's professional environment for learning and proven, comprehensive learning model is helping deserving, capable people gain jobs, self respect and financial independence.

The Stride Center's comprehensive career development program includes:

• Technical skills, life skills, professional and career skills training
• Industry recognized credentials (technical certifications)
• Work experience through our social venture enterprise, ReliaTech
• Job placement assistance

In addition to the training programs, we extend our commitment to economic self-sufficiency by operating our own social enterprise. ReliaTech is a full-service technology consulting, installation and maintenance business, providing low-cost tech support to the community, and paid and volunteer technical internship positions to students, and jobs for graduates. ReliaTech also contributes 100% of its net income towards The Stride Center's operating expenses.

VISION

All men and women in our community, regardless of barriers to success will achieve economic self-sufficiency through prosperous, vibrant, meaningful careers.

MISSION

As an innovative social enterprise, The Stride Center's mission is to empower men and women facing barriers to employment to achieve economic self-sufficiency. We provide a comprehensive career development program that includes job skills training, credentials, career coaching, work experience, and job placement assistance.

THEORY OF CHANGE

The Stride Center surrounds students with a comprehensive array of curriculum and resources, ensuring that graduates can compete in the job market and are successful and thriving in their new career.