The city is awarding $320,000 in technology grants to 23 community projects to close the digital divide and increase public engagement. See a list and descriptions of these tech access, literacy and e-civic engagement projects at http://seattle.gov/tech/tmf/Projects2011.htm and a map of the grantee organizations at http://g.co/maps/gv2ru. These projects will reach thousands of residents with employment […]
Alliance Hopes to Increase Empowerment and Rates of Employment for Disabled Population in King County With help from the Bill Wright Technology Matching fund, the Alliance of People with disAbilities invested in a new area of expertise this year, a tec…
During Sept – July, Youth in Focus executed new digital photography projects with other local youth organizations, Friends of the Children, Cleveland High School, Rainier Scholars, and Treehouse. Over the course of the project, 50 youth used computers and technology in creative ways. They gained the sense that technology is a tool to help them express themselves, […]
During April – June, Neighborhood House has continued the Digital Connectors program at the Rainier Vista Computer Lab. They also added an I-BEST Technology Bridge class provided by Seattle Central Community College and an ESL basic class taught by a volunteer. Some of the students in the class included young men recently arrived from Eritrea […]
With Technology Matching Funds the First Tee of Greater Seattle added new camcorders and IMacs to their First Tee Learning Center. The 105 students in the program are using the new technology in a variety of ways. Students are learning video skills to create “goal ladders” to assess their current positions and set attainable goals based on […]
Attend a free drop-in help session this Saturday to learn how to use the City’s online grants management tool for the Technology Matching Fund and Neighborhood Matching Funds. The session will be held Saturday, April 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Garfield Community Center Computer Lab, located at 2323 E… [ Keep reading ]
Starting in Jan, 2011, the Coalition of Refugees from Burma’s Mobile Computer Literacy Training team began delivering computer literacy training to newly arrived refugees from Burma in languages understood by refugees. The CRB provides weekly computer literacy training. Three hour long computer literacy classes are held in Tukwila on Saturdays… [ Keep reading ]
The YMCA of Greater Seattle has wrapped up a 2009 Tech Matching Fund grant. With $19K in city funds and over $28k in matching contributions, the Y trained 257 youth in middle and high school using a moblie lab. The youth gained skills in online safety, Internet research, digital photography, video production, media literacy, effective… [ Keep reading ]
