develop skills, networks,
and experience.

We provide applied skills development and learning experiences to develop workforce-ready talent with the networks and civic mindsets to build ventures, access economic mobility, and change citywide systems.

Partners Include

Arch Data Network

Delmar Divine

Grow with Google

Tech STL

Upcoming Experiences


  • The Arch Data Network is honored to announce that it will be hosting a mini civic hackathon in coordination with regional government leaders, community partners (TechSTL, Civic City, and Food City) and local technology and consulting sponsors. Come prepared to learn about issues challenging the St. Louis community in the aftermath of the May 16, 2025 tornado disaster and the data, analytics, and AI technologies that can help address them.  Sign-up

  • Demystify AI and learn how to wield emerging technologies as tools for civic power, workforce readiness, and community-driven innovation.

  • Transform lived experience into narratives that shift culture, influence policy, and unlock systems change at scale.

  • A high-energy, hands-on sprint where students team up to design real solutions to real city challenges—turning ideas into impact.

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Research & Data Literacy

Learn to gather data from communities, industry, and government and turn insights into actionable tools for city-building.

Narrative Framing

Explore and capture how existing stories create stigma in our city, and how reframed stories create power and transform systems.

Design Thinking. & Entrepreneurship

Develop skills in creating city-wide solutions rooted in data and stories from end-users and how to turn those solutions into new ventures.

AI & Tech Literacy

Explore how and why AI can be a tool for city-building, and learn from Google experts how AI can help you speed up daily tasks and spark new ideas.