Story by Hillary Sanders. The Lazarus computer lab gives visitors access to software like Microsoft Word and provides an internet connection for clients to engage in housing and job searching, communicating on social media, or just watching a YouTube video to unwind. The computer lab is currently accommodating between 50… [ Keep reading ]
Story by Damme Getachew For hundreds of adults in the Seattle area looking to expand their education, Literacy Source is a crucial first step. At their Learning Center in Lake City, students experience a broad range of classes intended to build their language and literacy skills. As Literacy Source Executive… [ Keep reading ]
Story by Esmy Jimenez “Martin G. Johanson wanted everyone to feel like a millionaire whether they had a nickel in their pocket or nothing at all,” Executive Director Jim Miller tells me. In his quest to make this vision a reality, Seattle’s Millionair Club Charity (MCC) was formed in 1921…. [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle has completed upgrading public wi-fi equipment at 26 Seattle Parks and Recreation Community Centers, and it’s already helping thousands of users. The increased access points were installed as part of the City’s Digital Equity Action Plan with support from Google. The City has seen wi-fi usage… [ Keep reading ]
It’s only been a few months since the award, but one recipient of a Technology Matching Fund Grant is already doing great things. The Coalition for Refugees from Burma is featured in the International Examiner for its work promoting digital equity and critical computer skills. 2015 was the third time CRB received a grant and… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know Seattle has seven new, hyper-local radio stations to serve individual communities and voices that may not always be heard? Many people braved a drizzly Thursday on August 20, 2015 for National Radio Day. It was a celebration of seven stations that are either on the air in Seattle or… [ Keep reading ]
STEM programs, community radio stations, English language and literacy training, job finding assistance, expanding and upgrading computer labs for disadvantaged kids and low-income seniors, the recipients of the 2015 Technology Matching Funds grants have projects as diverse as their backgrounds. Part of Seattle’s commitment to digital equity, the Technology Matching Fund provides grants… [ Keep reading ]
As we come up on awarding the 2015 Technology Matching Fund grantees on Wednesday, July 15 in the Council Chambers, we thought it might be a good idea to look at success stories from 2014. The University of Washington’s Women’s Center’s Making Connections (MC) Program received a Technology Literacy and Access grant… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE 5/23 – At a launch event last night, the City of Seattle released new findings on technology access, adoption and interaction by Seattle residents. These findings are based on feedback from 2,600 residents via online and phone surveys and in-person focus groups in multiple languages about their use, concerns,… [ Keep reading ]
