A student in a Last Mile classroom working intently at a computer

The Last Mile · Joe Stocker × Patriot Consulting

Technology changes fast.
Opportunity should keep up.

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

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Goal: $200,000
Matched up to: $100,000
Every dollar: ×2

Two students 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.

The gap

The distance between a classroom and a career keeps widening.

The Last Mile replaces aging classroom computers with modern, mobile devices — supporting current software, web development, AI education, and the digital skills students will use on release.

01 Current operating systems & software
02 Web development & engineering
03 Audio & video production
04 Secure AI education
05 Digital literacy & career preparation

The match

Your dollar meets a dollar on the line.

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

$1your gift $1Patriot match $2of impact

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

What it builds

One investment can change the direction of a life.

Replacing outdated classroom computers moves The Last Mile substantially closer to giving students the same tools they’ll meet on the job — and the confidence that comes with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

Modern devices in, higher expectations met, and a shorter distance to the workforce ahead.

Progress

Two sides, one whole — measured on the line.

Donor contributions

$25,000

Combined impact $50,000 25% of goal

Patriot match

$25,000

Match reservoir

$75,000 of $100,000 left

● Match open — $75,000 of the $100,000 match still available.

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Your part

Make your gift — and watch it double across the line.

under 5%recidivism among alumni, vs. ~61% nationally

1,600+alumni since 2010

$1 → $2every dollar matched, up to $100,000