# Meet the nonprofit training formerly incarcerated people for careers in UX design

DevFeed: [Meet the nonprofit training formerly incarcerated people for careers in UX design](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/meet-the-nonprofit-training-formerly-incarcerated-people-for-careers-in-ux-design-9597.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/crop-ready-four-life-program-ux-design/>)

Author: Jenny Xie

Published: 2023-09-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [User experience (UX)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ux.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>)

Tags: [careers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/careers.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [training](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/training.md>), [ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux.md>), [ux-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux-design.md>)

## AI overview

The article profiles CROP Organization's Ready 4 Life program, which trains formerly incarcerated people for careers in UX design using Figma. The year-long program combines career training with personal development, employment services, housing, coaching, and stipends to support reentry and new career opportunities.

## Source excerpt

Oakland, California-based CROP Organization wants to forge a better path for those facing the challenges of reentry. We caught up with the founders and first-ever cohort of fellows to learn about their mission to create new inroads to the world of tech.