Boeing Just Invested $250,000 in Company That Helps Formerly Incarcerated Gain Tech Skills
Caption- Marcus Bullock, CEO of Flikshop is grateful for Boeing’s desire to want to invest in the community, while supporting businesses wanting to end mass incarceration. Bullock was once touched by incarceration himself. He hopes that more corporate partners like Boeing will want to get involved in supporting the underserved population to thrive after incarceration.
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Thanks to technology, and a man who was once touched by incarceration in his own life, there is a way for families to stay connected to their incarcerated loved ones. Flikshop Inc. a growing Washington, D.C.-tech company, is meeting the challenge. Customers are able to send photos and messages that are delivered on real postcards in the mail to incarcerated people in over 2,700 state and federal jails and prisons throughout the U.S. And now, according to a press release, Boeing is providing a $250,000 investment in support of Flikshop’s efforts to provide families with Flikshop credits, access to Washington, D.C.-based Byte Back’s digital literacy program, and Flikshop School of Business’ entrepreneurship program.