E2E Partners receives $25,000 from the AT&T Foundation to launch IGNITE Tech Academy in partnership with the City of Falfurrias

Falfurrias, Texas – Education to Employment Partners (E2E), a community-based nonprofit organization and UpSkill Coastal Bend Partner, has been awarded $25,000 from the AT&T Foundation to improve  workforce training and employment opportunities for residents of  Brooks County.  In close partnership with the City of Falfurrias, E2E will implement the IGNITE Tech Academy to provide participants with access to education and training to further their skills and help them transition into the rapidly growing IT sector.  Jeff West, Executive Director of E2E said: “We are so grateful to the AT&T Foundation and to the City of Falfurrias for supporting efforts to provide Brooks County residents with this amazing opportunity. Workforce training in the IT sector is a high-demand pathway for our region and successful completion of this training will lead to increased wages for those who choose to participate.”