by Leah Henriksen | Oct 31, 2024 | Digital Inclusion
Celebrating DIW with the local community embodies “Stronger Together: Mobilizing Toward Sustainability” Digital Inclusion Week (DIW) occurred the week of October 7-11, 2024, and there were many events happening throughout this special week all across the Kansas City...
by William Crumpler | Oct 30, 2024 | Digital Inclusion
Event Date: November 12th, 2024 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM Location: Hybrid: in-person at LAMP Campus on Linwood and Highway 71 (1801 Linwood Blvd) or on Zoom at https://kcdigitaldrive.zoom.us/j/84070144194?pwd=1rnuzsoQnGa1Zb1apbtYrTxjT8u4tO.1 Admission: Free...
by William Crumpler | Oct 29, 2024 | Digital Inclusion
The following is a recap of a presentation by Marcus Flores, Executive Director at Parkville Living Center, Rachel Ohlhausen, Director Of Program Operations at Jewish Family Services, Jessica Welch, Program Manager at Phoenix Family Housing, and Carol Meyers, Digital...
by Leah Henriksen | Oct 9, 2024 | Computers in the Home, Digital Inclusion
In the Kansas City metro area, 158,000 (19%) of households do not have a desktop or laptop computer at home – a full 25% fewer than higher-income households. Seventeen percent of low-income individuals rely solely on smartphones, as compared to 5% of other...
by William Crumpler | Oct 9, 2024 | Computers in the Home, Home Internet Access, Digital Skills Training, Digital Inclusion
Digital Inclusion Resource LibraryFind resources for digital skills classes in the Kansas City region, as well as low cost devices and other ways to become more digitally inclusive Submit your organization’s information to the Resource library here This is a resource...
by KC Digital Drive | Oct 1, 2024 | Digital Inclusion
Welcome, Gus Livers! He joins KC Digital Drive as an American Connection Corps (ACC) AmeriCorps member, serving in the 2024-2025 service year, thanks to the generous financial support from Comcast. Gus will serve as the Digital Inclusion Coordinator, and with his...