Target partners with group founded by Van Jones to diversify tech job candidates The Target Cohort Partnership is a nontraditional way for people to get a foot in the door at the retailer. By Nick Williams, Star Tribune April 6, 2021 — 12:55pm Text size Copy shortlink: A recently created partnership is giving Black and Latino people in the Twin Cities an opportunity to earn high-paying tech jobs at one of the region's largest employers. Minneapolis-based Target Corp. and Dream Corps — an Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit founded by CNN political commentator Van Jones that was initially supported heavily by music legend Prince — are working together on the Target Cohort Partnership, a paid 10-week training program for potential job roles in software engineering at Target.