Teens Exploring Technology serves young men of color between the 7th and 11th grade who come from low income communities. Since 2009, they have used the concept of developing strong teams as a way of teaching young men of color about collaboration, ideation, and long-lasting life skills. In small teams their youths learn the process of taking an idea from concept to market. They use coding as the catalyst to take young men of color and turn them into technology leaders who build positive communities.