The National Urban Technology Center, Inc. (Urban Tech) is a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1995 by former IBM executive Pat Bransford to build innovative technology training programs and provide academic and financial literacy skills in underserved communities.

 

Urban Tech believes these skills are necessary to close the achievement gap and support more students. 

​

Urban Tech is committed to creating solutions for underserved students that:

​

• Provide students with the tools to recognize and prevent bullying behavior 

• Engage students in real-life scenarios to promote critical thinking and empathy 

• Use technology platforms to enrich students’ learning experience

• Provide opportunities to improve digital literacy, financial education, and career development 

• Invest in schools and provide support to teachers and parents to enrich students’ education 

​

Urban Tech has connected students and families to tools that are critical to academic and career success, including:
 

• digital literacy, 

• financial literacy, 

• comprehensive health education, and 

• essential life skills. 

​

Urban Tech is dedicated to closing the digital divide that exists in underserved communities and has built over 750 technology training centers in disadvantaged communities across the country to provide access to jobs.