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Students at computers in a Last Mile classroom inside a correctional facility

The Last Mile  ·  Joe Stocker × Patriot Consulting

Technology changes fast.
Opportunity should keep up.

Help raise $200,000 to bring current, workforce-ready technology into prison classrooms — every dollar matched, up to $100,000.

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A capital campaign for classroom technology $1 + $1 = $2
I

The gap between a classroom and a career keeps widening.

The Last Mile runs coding and media classrooms inside correctional facilities. But the computers students learn on are aging out — and the distance between what they can practice inside and what employers expect outside grows every year.

Modern, mobile devices would let students work with the tools they’ll actually meet in the workforce:

  • Current operating systems & software
  • Web development & engineering
  • Audio & video production
  • Secure AI education
  • Digital literacy & career preparation
Two students in a Last Mile classroom working through a project together on a shared workstation
Peer learning in a Last Mile classroom. Aging equipment limits what students can build before release.
II

Every dollar you give is doubled.

Joe Stocker, Founder & CEO of Patriot Consulting, has committed to matching every donation — dollar for dollar, up to $100,000. Your gift today has twice the impact.

$1your gift + $1Patriot match = $2of impact
III

What the equipment makes possible.

A student producing audio at a workstation with studio headphones
A student at work in audio production — one of the disciplines modern devices support.

Replacing outdated classroom computers moves The Last Mile substantially closer to giving students access to the same tools they’ll encounter on the job — and the confidence that comes with them.

“One investment can change the direction of a life.”
IV

Where the campaign stands.

$50,000 raised of $200,000 goal

25% funded

Donor contributions $25,000

Patriot Consulting match $25,000

Classroom impact 100 laptop-equivalents

Simulate total:

Simulated data for design review. In production this reads the verified donation ledger (/totals); a click on Donate never changes this total — only settled, webhook-verified gifts do.

V

Make your gift.

Frequency
Choose an amount
under 5%recidivism among alumni, vs. ~61% nationally
1,600+alumni since 2010
$1 → $2every dollar matched, up to $100,000