Our work - Code for America

We're focused on impacting lives at scale.

We develop services to show what’s possible in three high-impact focus areas:
Criminal Justice, Social Safety Net, and Workforce Development.
We help others do it themselves through the principles and practices of delivery-driven government.
We’re building a movement across the U.S. through our Brigade Network.

Show what’s possible

Building services so good they inspire change

Criminal justice

Giving people a second chance by helping to clear past convictions.

Learn about Clear My record

Keeping people out of jail by connecting them with case managers via text.

Learn about ClientComm

Social safety net

Simplifying how Americans access safety net services when they need them most.

Learn about the Integrated Benefits Initiative

Improving how government delivers food assistance to families in need.

Learn about GetCalFresh

Closing the Earned Income Tax Credit participation gap and providing free tax help

Learn about GetYourRefund

Helping more than 1.3 million schoolchildren access pandemic EBT

Learn about Pandemic EBT

Help others do it themselves

Principles and practices that make change real

The movement to modernize government technology has been focused on the delivery of services, but that is only half the solution. We must also learn to drive policy and operations around user needs, working iteratively and using real-time data. With Delivery-Driven Government, we’re pioneering a new way to make government work in the digital age.

Build a movement

A learning community that makes change stick

We are building a national network of technologists, public servants, and civic tech enthusiasts committed to tackling tough problems and driving change in communities all over the country.

Learn about the Brigade Network

Our Fellows work with local government partners to improve services and transform government from the inside out.

Learn about the Community Fellowship

We believe that people with design, product, analytical, and technical expertise can make a difference in how government works.

Learn about the Talent Initiative