Computer science education nonprofit Code in the Schools (CITS) is expanding a partnership with the City of Baltimore that allows students to gain coding skills and work on civic tech within city government.

The effort, dubbed the “youth pipeline partnership,” began with students learning Python and working on projects in the city’s Department of General Services (DGS) last year. CITS aims to expand to the Baltimore City Health Department as well.

In late February, the city’s Board of Estimates approved an amendment to the agreement that extended the amount of funding for the effort, dubbed the youth pipeline partnership, to $100,000. Initially, the agreement provided $30,000, city documents state.

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