TechPoint, InnoPower and Sagamore Institute partner to help Blacks in central Indiana succeed in tech; actively seeking participants
INDIANAPOLIS — (March 14, 2023) — Equipped with a $300,000 grant from the Indianapolis African American Quality of Life Initiative (IAAQLI), TechPoint, InnoPower and Sagamore Institute are seeking central Indiana companies to offer tech-related adult apprenticeship opportunities to low-income, central Indiana Black men and women. “We are thrilled to have received this support, but now we need companies to step up and take advantage of a game-changing opportunity for everyone involved,” said TechPoint Senior Vice President, Talent, Strategy, and Partnerships Dennis Trinkle. “We see adult apprenticeship as the most effective way to deploy these funds toward lifelong, meaningful careers. We are creating a program that pairs companies and apprentices and expect to have so much demand from both audiences that we’ll need more funders to step forward.” InnoPower Founder and CEO Emil Ekiyor described the two-year pilot program as “groundbreaking” for Indiana’s Black community. [...]