CHARLOTTE — It was a long journey from execution to completion for Dottie Rose Foundation’s local girls-focused tech hub, but the finished product was worth the wait.
Leaders of the Charlotte-based nonprofit describe their new headquarters as uplifting, light and safe — an ambience they aimed to achieve for the girls participating in its program. Dottie Rose Foundation, born in 2018, provides technology and computer science education for elementary, middle and high school-aged girls.
The organization wrapped up renovations in late March for its tech hub, dubbed the “Dunbar House.” It is located at 217 W. Dunbar St. in uptown Charlotte.
“The Dunbar House is to be a place where young women can come and learn and grow and celebrate technology,” Sharon Jones, founder of Dottie Rose, told CBJ. “I think when people walk in, they think it feels happy, and it feels like a place where you can really come be yourself. And I think that’s really important for many of the girls that we work with. Helping to build their confidence is equally as important as building their tech skills.”
Dottie Rose’s Dunbar House provides tech workshops, binary bling classes, game and web development, robotics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and more innovative resources to inspire the next female generation. Graduates of the foundation’s Stack Bytes offering — its first year-long, full web development program for girls in high school — can utilize the hub to help support and mentor the younger-aged members, Jones said.
Read the full story and check out photos of the space here.
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