Philadelphia, PA, --- Recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2006) indicate that women comprise 27-29% of the computing workforce.  These numbers have fallen from a peak of 38% in the mid-1980s.

1st Sphere Community and Economic Development  is a non profit corporation.  For over two decades, our volunteers have assisted our community in multiple human services areas.  While most of our programs focus on delivering affordable and equitable technology, health, finance and housing opportunities to low and moderate income people, the foundation of our work is ensuring that our successes are repeatable, trackable and that we are accountable for and learn from our failures.