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EMPLOYER TESTIMONIAL
"Our internship with Code in the Schools brought diverse thinking to our nVeris Pulse initiative. Their ingenuity and energy integrated real-time customer-experience into living value streams, in just a four week hackathon.
The impact was so great, we hired one of the interns part time while they complete their degree."
→ Brian Paniccia, Chief Product Officer, nVeris Corporation
1.3M
30%+
85M
70%
Of Interns contracted after the program
Unfilled U.S. tech job openings
Lower turnover hiring from pipelines
Worker shortfall projected by 2030
THE CHALLENGE EMPLOYERS FACE
Tech talent is scarce.
U.S. employers posted over 300,000 tech job openings in a single month, with more than 200,000 going unfilled—while four-year colleges produce only about 75,000 CS graduates annually. This talent gap is now the #1 barrier to adopting new technology for 64% of companies, according to Gartner.
CodeWorks+ addresses this challenge by building a sustainable early talent pipeline, connecting employers with emerging talent through hands-on, real-world projects and industry mentorship—so companies can develop skilled, aligned, and job-ready candidates before they ever enter the traditional hiring market.
The pipeline is the solution.
Pipeline Building
Cultivate future full-time employees. Interns hired from targeted programs show 35–50% lower turnover than average tech hires.
Why Host a CodeWorks+ Intern?
Fresh Perspectives
Young professionals bring new ideas and energy. Diverse workforces respond faster to market changes and drive innovation.
Real Capacity
Interns tackle data cleanup, automation, cybersecurity reviews, and prototyping — real work that moves your projects forward.
Community Impact
Give Baltimore youth a career-defining experience and contribute to a more equitable, skilled local workforce.
Diversity Goals
Employers with diverse workforces outperform peers on revenue growth and adaptability. Start building that advantage now.
Skills-Ready Talent
Interns bring technical skills and certifications with experience working on real-world projects to solving your organization’s needs.
Hands-on training in industry-relevant tech fields
Professional communication & collaboration skills
Motivation to do work that matters in the real world
Fresh eyes on workflows, systems, and problems
Early access to a diverse, emerging talent pipeline
Opportunities to shape and mentor future hires to fit your company’s needs
What Interns Bring
Projects From Past Interns
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Students: Saria, Markel, Finn, Josh
Company: nVerisDuring their internship with nVeris, a healthcare payment technology company, this team designed and prototyped Pulse, an AI-driven customer experience analytics platform. The tool was designed to help organizations collect structured feedback from customers and generate actionable insights for CX teams.
Students worked through a full software development cycle including planning, implementation, and testing while collaborating with industry tools such as Git, Bitbucket, and Jira. The project provided hands-on experience with team-based software development and designing AI-powered analytics systems. Final Presentation.pptx
View the full presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kO1V0k9pvsMgEMWS65rz_lVeWBSS0z79nAnspOpCA_s/edit?usp=sharing -
Students: Oluyinka Ojolayo, Eileen Jiang
Company: Stondoh Secure Digital SolutionsDuring their internship with Stondoh Secure Digital Solutions, students explored how the SPIFFE identity framework could support federal cybersecurity requirements outlined in the NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 standards. Their work focused on testing how secure workload authentication could be implemented within distributed systems.
Using tools such as Docker and the SPIRE implementation of SPIFFE, the team demonstrated how organizations could authenticate workloads, manage secure identities, and deny unauthorized system access. The project provided hands-on experience with cybersecurity infrastructure and federal security compliance frameworks. Stondoh Internship.pptx
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Students: Evelyn Bachman, Jack Overton
Company: Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance (BNIA)During their internship with BNIA, Evelyn Bachman and Jack Overton worked with Baltimore’s leading urban data organization to help collect, analyze, and communicate neighborhood-level data used by policymakers and community leaders.
They contributed to projects including Baltimore Data Day and research on the Economic Diversity Index, helping organize datasets, analyze event feedback, and support research used to measure economic conditions across Baltimore communities. What does BNIA do (1).pptx
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Student: Kamora Adejo
Company: EcoMapDuring her CodeWorks+ internship with EcoMap, Kamora Adejo worked with a Baltimore tech startup that uses analytics and AI to build resource ecosystems for entrepreneurs and organizations. Her primary responsibility was reviewing and validating data collected by EcoMap’s AI web-scraping bot, Raven, correcting errors and ensuring datasets were accurate before being integrated into the platform.
Through this experience, Kamora gained hands-on exposure to real-world data workflows and AI-assisted data collection while collaborating with professionals in a startup environment. The internship helped her explore different technology career paths including data science and data engineering.
View the full presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_Mt3AfBzDEqGWROrGrlvkd9hXOO0PtVGumTw3J6R76U/edit?usp=sharing
Interns Specialize In
DATA ANALYSIS
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
CYBER SECURITY
VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT
IT & NETWORKING
We Handle the Heavy Lifting
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Scope Together
A CITS program coordinator meets with your team to identify a meaningful 5-week project — we'll suggest options if you're unsure where to start.
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We Match & Vet
CITS selects a skills-verified intern matched to your project needs. You review the profile and interview final candidates and hand-pick your intern.
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5 Week Sprint
Under the supervision of the company supervisor and CITS manager, the intern will work directly on a company project for up to 30 hours a week.
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Deliver & Decide
Intern presents final deliverables at the end of the internship. Many companies have hired their intern for part-time or full-time employment at the end of the summer.
Early talent development, a smart investment
Interns are made available at no cost to start-ups and small companies through grants and sponsorships.
For $2,500, you can fund a full CodeWorks+ internship — stipend, training, and support included.
Your investment connects a motivated Baltimore technologist with a startup that needs real technical capacity.
Your donation supports…
Career Coaching and Workshops
Holistic Support for Interns
Stipends for Students
Employer Matching Services
Certifications and Program Supplies