Hartford Nonprofit Helps Minority Girls Learn Tech Skills

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

HARTFORD, CT — Like wealth, poverty is passed down from one generation to the next, driven by racial inequity, underinvestment and structural barriers in our communities.

Seeking to help remove these barriers, Sabrina Tucker-Barrett and Anthony Barrett created Hartford-based Girls For Technology (GFT) to provide professional development and training on the use of technology for women and girls.

GFT seeks to propel underrepresented girls and women of color through educational attainment and pursuit of STEM careers and increase their representation in tech and engineering fields.

To help advance this work, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has approved a $300,000, 18-month core support grant to Girls for Technology.

This grant will provide flexible resources to support GFT.

"Our mission at Girls For Technology is to bridge the opportunity gap for underrepresented youth and women in the tech and entrepreneurship sectors,” said Tucker-Barrett, who serves as GFT’s chief executive officer.

“This grant from the Hartford Foundation will enable us to continue and expand our vital work, ensuring that more young girls and women have access to the tools and knowledge needed to succeed in these high-demand fields."

"The Hartford Foundation is committed to supporting in efforts to provide good quality jobs for Black and Latine adults and youth in our region facing barriers to employment,” said Hartford Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Jay Williams. “Girls For Technology’s work exemplifies the type of holistic and pragmatic approach to providing access to training and education that offer people the opportunity to obtain quality employment in high-demand fields that provide family-sustaining wages."

Girls For Technology is a nonprofit organization founded in 2015, dedicated to empowering underrepresented women and girls through professional development and training in technology, entrepreneurship and leadership.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding towns. For more information, visit www.hfpg.org or call 860-548-1888.