Bean Path

As The Bean Path prepares to celebrate its 8th anniversary, the Jackson-based technology nonprofit is reflecting on seven years of measurable community impact and looking ahead to its next chapter of expanding access to technology, workforce opportunities and innovation. The organization's 7-Year Impact Report documents The Bean Path's growth from its founding in 2018 through 2025, including more than 17,000 people impacted, $6 million invested in technology access, more than 3,000 community...

Happy National Intern Day! We're celebrating six outstanding students whose passion, curiosity, and commitment helped make this summer one to remember at The Bean Path. Representing Hinds Community College, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, Southern University and A&M College, and Tougaloo College, our interns brought diverse academic backgrounds in computer networking, computer science and cybersecurity, mechanical engineering, biology (pre-medicine), engineering, and...

AT&T opened a new Connected Learning Center inside the Bean Path in Jackson to provide internet access and high-quality educational tools to residents who encounter barriers to online participation. In addition, AT&T made a $50,000 investment to Bean Path for programming support. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, millions nationwide still don’t have access to the internet or connected devices needed to fully participate in the online world, an issue known as the digital divide. "The...