About Us

Igniting Passion for Games & Technology Into Careers

Video Game Palooza, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity that helps underserved people break through barriers by giving them the technology skills, credentials, and career pathways to earn a living wage — free of charge to those who need it most.

2,000+
People served since 2018
501(c)(3)
Public charity status
2013
Year founded
10+
Years of Retro Charity Arcade
What We Do

Every program leads to a credential and a job

Hope Training Academy

Hope Training Academy

Free training in IT, cybersecurity, AI, and digital literacy leading to DOL-registered apprenticeships and living-wage jobs.

EverVerify

EverVerify

Digital content authenticity registry — trains people in verification operations, then employs them running the public registry.

Retro Charity Arcade

Retro Charity Arcade

A 10-year traveling arcade visiting children's hospitals, museums, and community events with free classic gaming.

Create & Play Camps

Create & Play Camps

Youth STEM programs including game design, coding, Roblox, and Minecraft camps fostering early tech interest.

We're a community charity whose method is workforce development — workforce development. We train underserved people for living-wage careers, then employ them in our own operations (like EverVerify) so the training leads directly to a job.

RELIEF OF POVERTY · WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT · CHARITABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT