Welcome to the CTLC!
Serving Charlotte, Monroe and Waxhaw, NC: Our mission is to collaborate with young folks and adults to gain knowledge, skills, and abilities in development technologies to shatter the poverty cycle and pave the way to become our new entrepreneurs, small business owners, and compete to win collaboratively in the world economy.
Mission Statement – To inspire young folks and adults with a safe space to learn information technology skills for future technological careers and entrepreneurships in Charlotte and Union County.
Objectives
• To increase knowledge, skills, and abilities to increase success in entrepreneurship or technological career for adults and children.
• Continue to use existing home, school and public locations to keep costs low; money can be used for free instruction through us or third party providers.
• Provide introduction, workshops, and classes highlighting technologies including programming, robotics, drones, artificial intelligence, and Chat GPT.
• Collaborate with teens and adults to strengthen financial literacy, presentation skills, analytical reporting, resume writing, and interviewing skills.
• Utilization of technological social media and news to achieve goals.
• Collaborate with teens and adults to sharpen soft skills, dressing for success and etiquette.
• Collaborate with teens and adults to strengthen skills in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, and Video Editing.
Fund Accounts
General Fund – We are not brick and mortar and pay no director salaries. We just pay our development of materials classes, and applicable taxes. We run lean and mean with the most dollars benefiting children and adults.
Coding, Robotics, and Drone Fund – We support schools and individuals not otherwise able to pay for these amazing technological programs. Additionally, we develop our own technology education programs.
Women in Technology Fund – A wealth of research now demonstrates enhanced business outcomes when women and other underrepresented groups occupy meaningful innovative and leadership roles. We would love the ability to fund all girls STEM programs throughout Union and Mecklenburg counties. Our goal is to grow this coding and robotics program to recruit and train more teachers in order to create more opportunities for girls to gain exposure to computer science at a young age. With your help we can inspire more girls and give them the tools for future success in the world of technology.
Tutoring Fund – Support children to get first class tutoring for math and science through Tutor Doctors and other tutor vendors.
What we are prohibited to do
As a 501(3)c organization we will not attempt to influence legislation, offer grants/assistance to individuals outside the United States, engage in financial transactions (loans, payments rents, etc) with any officer, directors or trustees or any other entities under the CTLC, operate bingo or gaming activities, or provide disaster relief.
You can search our organization IRS.gov under Search by drop down, Organization Name. Search Term: Charlotte Technology Learning Center.
Note – We are a public charity because we receive funds from the general public, grants from individuals, government, and private foundations. We provide a direct service by educating or sponsoring children for technological careers. CTLC will provide goods, services, and funds to both individuals and organizations.
