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This regional workshop series gives students ongoing and applied practice to reinforce content knowledge, skills, and mindsets to master technical interviews. Students review computer science concepts, learn crucial interviewing skills, and build their confidence by participating in mock coding interviews. 76% of our inaugural class earned internships or full-time jobs!

We’ve partnered with CodePath to help them scale their multi-year coding programs to more than 2,000 computer science students at over 20 schools, including public and private universities and community colleges with robust numbers of students from underrepresented groups. Our sponsorship helps CodePath encourage more students to major in computer science, increase the number of students who graduate, and improve employability of graduates in CS roles.

The Align program, offered by Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, is a master’s in computer science degree program for people who didn’t study computer science at the undergraduate level and who don’t have programming experience. Align students take advantage of rigorous academic bridge courses that prepare them to take on master’s level coursework. They can also participate in a program that allows them to get four to eight months of real-world experience with one of our industry partners. Facebook has invested in the Align program and is working to help launch a consortium of schools to scale this innovative program across the country.

Launched in 2016, the year-long rotational engineering program is designed to help developers from all backgrounds reach their full potential. The goal of the program is to accelerate growth through increasing exposure and building on skills. Participants learn about huge-scale distributed architecture and Facebook’s open graph technology concepts while benefiting from mentorship. Representation matters and we are committed to creating tech teams that match the diversity of the world.

Facebook’s Engineer for the Week is an immersive program for youth ages 13+ that introduces students to the fast-paced world of engineering. Through project-based experiences, EFTW hopes to inspire the next generation of diverse engineers.

Major League Hacking (MLH) is partnering with Facebook Open Source and the React Team to offer scholarships to developers who self-identify as Black or of the African diaspora to participate in the Fall 2020 MLH Fellowship.

The MLH Fellowship is an educational program that provides up-and-coming developers with real world hands-on experience working on Open Source projects with the mentorship of experienced engineers. 

Community Access is Facebook’s workforce development program dedicated to people in neighborhoods that surround Facebook offices. We provide access to career pathway programs, career development training, and on ramps to career opportunities within tech and innovation. Through access and inclusion, economic engagement, and advocacy, we build a shared community with our neighbors in East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, North Fair Oaks, and throughout the Bay Area.

#SheMeansBusiness is a space for entrepreneurial women to make valuable connections, share advice and move forward, together.

High-quality internet connectivity not only gives people a voice—it creates opportunities to share knowledge that can strengthen both local communities and global economies. Providing connectivity lies at the heart of Facebook’s mission to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Visit the Facebook Connectivity website to see the details of our initiatives and find stories about how we’re addressing global connectivity challenges to build opportunity for people, businesses, and communities around the world.

Advancing civil rights is core to Facebook’s mission and will benefit us all. In 2018, Facebook undertook a civil rights audit guided by Laura Murphy, highly respected civil rights and civil liberties leader, and more than 90 leading civil rights organizations. As a result of this audit’s findings, we have updated a number of policies, procedures, and product features designed to prohibit voter suppression, hate, and discrimination. The audit remains ongoing, and we are committed to continuing to strengthen and advance civil rights on our platforms.

The Network of Support (NOS) includes six leading advocacy organizations that advise Facebook on issues that affect the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning) community on our platforms. The NOS has provided feedback on Facebook’s content policies and community standards (for example, our authentic names policy). We’ve also worked with the NOS to launch educational initiatives, and product features like our custom gender options and Pride photo filter. NOS organizations include:

• GLAAD
• The Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
• The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
• The Trevor Project
• The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
• Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)