Digital Inclusion Plan

Digital Inclusion Plan

by | Nov 27, 2014 | Community Education and Awareness

Digital Inclusion Plan A comprehensive proposal to close the digital divide. Over the past 15 years, the “digital divide” has emerged as an important social justice issue in the United States. As noted in early 2012 in a key report issued by the Institute of Museum...
Give Us a Gig

Give Us a Gig

by | Nov 27, 2014 | Community Education and Awareness

Give Us a Gig Community education to ready our city for gigabit fiber. In late 2011, Kansas City was abuzz over the impending arrival of Google Fiber. However, Google had not yet revealed its rollout strategy. Rather than wait for word from Mountain View (which,...

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Local agency to host U.S. Secretary of Education and FCC Chairperson as part of “Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar”

KC Digital Drive (KCDD) central to community efforts to help students, families, and educators access broadband internet service KANSAS CITY—September 2, 2023 — On Tuesday, Sept. 5, local nonprofit KC Digital Drive will host U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on the first day of their “Back […]

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National Community Health Worker Awareness Week

It is estimated that only 10 – 20 percent of a person’s health status is related to direct medical care. The rest is taken up by what the World Health Organization says are the “conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.” Our social circumstances play the dominant role in how healthy we are.

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New Effort Offers Steep Discounts on Internet Access

Eligible Households in Kansas City Metro Can Save up to $30/Month KANSAS CITY— July 26, 2023 — Eligible households in the Kansas City metro area can now sign up for steep discounts on their monthly internet service through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has contracted with KC Digital Divide to help […]

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