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From Research to Action: How Federal Reserve Banks Elevate Research to Bridge the Digital Divide Around the Country

by Leslie Scott | Oct 3, 2025 | Digital Inclusion, Digital Skills Training, Government Innovation, Digital Infrastructure

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosted the “Digital Access Research Forum” in mid-September, bringing together stakeholders from across the country to share knowledge and impact on the digital divide and what this means for constituents for the present and...

Devices Are the First Step Toward a Digital Future

by KC Digital Drive | Aug 8, 2025 | Digital Inclusion, Digital Skills Training, Computers in the Home, Digital Infrastructure

Kansas City Program Empowers Kansas Families with Hundreds of Devices > 575 households in four counties will receive digital devices and support, helping families thrive in today’s digital world and enhancing connectivity for many. KANSAS CITY, KS — KC...

Being Intentional Makes All the Difference: Reflecting on a Year of ACC AmeriCorps Service

by Leah Henriksen | Jul 31, 2025 | Digital Infrastructure, Digital Skills Training, Digital Inclusion

What a Year in the American Connection Corps Showed Gus Livers About Commitment American Connection Corps (ACC) is a Lead for America program through AmeriCorps, dedicated to advancing economic prosperity in rural and emerging communities nationwide. Members are...

Miami County Celebrates More Fiber for All Through Comcast Xfinity Build-Out

by Leah Henriksen | Jun 25, 2025 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community, Home Internet Access

Completed Expansion Connects More than 4,000 Homes and Businesses in Rural Kansas June 23, 2025 – The summer heat was no deterrent for people who gathered at Paola Square for the ribbon-cutting to celebrate Comcast’s successful connection of high-speed internet to...

Miami County Connectivity Council

by William Crumpler | Mar 10, 2025 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community, Home Internet Access, Digital Inclusion

Miami County Connectivity CouncilBuilding Broadband Connectivity and Engage the Digital World in Miami County Click if interested in MCCC membership MCCC Members The Miami County Connectivity Council (MCCC) is an open, collaborative group of organizations committed to...

Kansas City Digital Inclusion Funding Landscape Analysis

by William Crumpler | Feb 7, 2024 | Digital Infrastructure, Computers in the Home, Fiber to the Community, Home Internet Access, Gigabit Ecosystem Building, Digital Skills Training, Digital Inclusion

In order to help guide digital transformation efforts across the metro, KC Digital Drive has developed a landscape analysis of the current digital inclusion funding ecosystem in Kansas City. This analysis is meant to provide funders and community organizations with a...

The January 2026 meeting of the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion explored the critical intersection of healthcare and digital access. Featuring presentations from KC Digital Drive, Heartland Wellness Connection, and Care Beyond the Boulevard, the session highlighted how digital navigation is being embedded into clinical and social care to address health disparities and the social drivers of health.

How San Antonio Used a Digital Divide Simulation to Align Community Leaders

In September 2025, SA Digital Connects, Methodist Healthcare Ministries, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), and digitalLIFT partnered with KC Digital Drive to host a Digital Divide Simulation in San Antonio, Texas. The immersive experience convened more than 60 civic, healthcare, nonprofit, philanthropic, and institutional leaders from across San Antonio and Bexar County to explore how digital exclusion compounds barriers across healthcare, workforce development, education, and public services.

Digital Inclusion Is Civic Infrastructure: What 2025 Taught Us

In 2025, digital inclusion stopped being about programs alone. It became unmistakably clear that it functions as civic infrastructure—essential for accessing health care, education, work, and public systems, and dependent on coordination, trust, and sustained human support to work at scale.