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Workforce Development and Bridging the Broadband Gap Take Center Stage at September KC Coalition Meeting

by Leah Henriksen | Oct 3, 2025 | Digital Skills Training, Digital Inclusion

Community leaders from Urban TEC, Goodwill, Workforce Partnership, and the tech community shared initiatives using mobile units, AI tools, and data analysis to enhance digital skills, remove employment barriers, and pinpoint infrastructure needs in Kansas City. Kansas...

ACC AmeriCorps Member Adds Capacity to Digital Inclusion & Tech Innovation Efforts

by Leah Henriksen | Oct 1, 2025 | Digital Skills Training, Digital Inclusion

Welcome, Peter Arvanitakis! He joins KC Digital Drive as an American Connection Corps (ACC) AmeriCorps member, serving in the 2025-2026 service year, thanks, in part, to the generous support from Health Forward Foundation. Peter will serve as a Digital Navigator,...

From Emails to Resumes, Digital Ambassadors Stepped Up to Serve Local Nonprofits

by Leah Henriksen | Sep 5, 2025 | Digital Skills Training, Digital Inclusion

College students and recent graduates in the Digital Ambassadors program logged 600 Hours and helped over 300 People Across Kansas City Metro Area attain better access to a digital life. Digital Ambassadors Program Digital Ambassadors are trained college students who...

Devices Are the First Step Toward a Digital Future

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

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...

Digital Equity in Action: Health, Housing, and Workforce Champions Join July KCCDI Meeting

by Leah Henriksen | Jul 29, 2025 | Digital Skills Training, Event Calendar, Digital Inclusion

The July 2025 meeting of the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion featured powerful presentations from Care Beyond the Boulevard, South Louisville Community Ministries, and Amped. Speakers shared how they’re embedding digital equity into core services like...

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.