AIM Institute receives 25+ Years Service Award from the Council Bluffs Area Chamber
of Commerce. At the ceremony, from left, AIM representatives Monika Philp, Jayme
Busch, Dala Alphonso, Jess Coffman, Charles Kaup and Erin Lasiter.
The AIM Institute was recently recognized for over 25 years of service by the Council
Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce for AIM’s programs serving Southwest Iowa. Here’s
a snapshot of some of the AIM initiatives in SW Iowa:
Events such as Hour of Code align with AIM’s Youth in Tech and Youth
Academies programs, which open the door to the possibilities of a student’s
potential in tech. Recently, AIM hosted an Hour of Code event at Woodrow
Wilson Middle School for close to 900 students. Computer coding-related
activities sparking creativity and problem-solving skills taught at the event helped
introduce students to a rewarding tech career.
AIM’s SWIFTT initiative or Southwest Iowa Free Technical Training, offers entry-
level and accelerated training programs for Iowans interested in a career in
technology. The program is generously fully funded by the Charles E. Lakin
Foundation, meaning that participants can register at no cost to themselves.
Through AIM’s partnership with the Council Bluffs Community School District,
about 25 Thomas Jefferson High School students recently received refurbished
Chromebook computers donated by AT&T and Human I-T. The students are part
of AIM’s TRIO program to prepare first generation, under-resourced high school
students for college.