Who We Are
Xchange Chicago, led by the Comer Education Campus, SDI Presence, and P33, presents a catalytic opportunity to create tech workforce hubs accessible to all Chicagoans. Xchange builds on existing talent and leverages local expertise to overcome traditional barriers to upward mobility and wealth generation. By offering training, wrap-around services, and a direct pathway into apprenticeships and jobs at employers located within the community, Xchange Chicago will spur neighborhood revitalization.
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Non-Profit Organization
Comer Education Campus supports youth power, equity, and possibility through holistic schooling, career exploration, personal and professional enrichment, and expansive learning opportunities. The campus has been anchored In Greater Grand Crossing on Chicago’s South Side since 2006.
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Certified MBE Supplier
Hyperlocal IT Consulting & Managed Services Provider For over 25 years, SDI has earned the role of trusted IT advisor to a portfolio of clients that includes utilities, airports, mass transits, and government agencies throughout the United States.
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Non-Profit Organization
P33 is an intentional and collaborative effort led by Chicago business and tech leaders across the private and public-sector to transform Chicago into a tier one technology and innovation hub and promote inclusive economic growth.
How We Work
Xchange partners with quality MBE IT suppliers who can earn competitive contracts with companies looking to in-source some of their IT spend and use those employer contracts to train apprentices and create jobs that serve local communities.
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Engage
Our prime contractor, SDI, engages leading Chicago corporations to carve out planned IT budget spend – reshoring IT managed services, enterprise IT deployments and IT infrastructure projects.
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Mentor
SDI onboards and mentors pre-trained apprentices and smaller, vetted MBE firms.
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Support
Xchange provides wrap-around services to ensure success as apprentices embark on their new career path in IT.
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Opportunity
SDI corporate clients have the option to hire apprentices directly to fill their tech talent pipeline, or apprentices stay on at SDI as full-time employees, advancing their IT career.
Our Dynamic Business Model Creates Powerful Opportunity for Chicago
Chicago’s anchor companies spend $40B annually on third-party IT services, with most of these dollars leaving the local economy. Xchange brings those dollars back - through a unique combination of workforce development and neighborhood revitalization efforts that leverages commercially driven demand for IT services.