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

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

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 Inclusion, Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community, Home Internet Access

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...

Digital Life Exchange (DLX)

by William Crumpler | Mar 6, 2025 | Computers in the Home, Fiber to the Community, Home Internet Access, Digital Skills Training, Digital Inclusion

Digital Life Exchange (DLX)Coordinating Care-related Digital Services in Kansas CityFor the latest DLX Updates – click here. New Member Interest Form DLX Members What is the DLX The Digital Life Exchange (DLX) is a member network for human and social service...

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...

Are You Unhappy With Your Internet?

by William Crumpler | Jan 10, 2024 | Fiber to the Community, Digital Inclusion

Are You unhappy with your internet?KC Digital Drive is working with Kansas and Missouri to bring better internet to your home. Let us know what problems you are experiencing with your internet Households across Kansas and Missouri struggle to access high...

Missouri and Kansas Publish Broadband and Digital Equity Plans, Look Towards Implementation

by William Crumpler | Nov 20, 2023 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community, Digital Inclusion

The following is a recap of a presentation by Kimberlyn Jones, Kansas Office of Broadband Development, and D’mitri Farthing, Jr., Missouri Office of Broadband Development given to the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion on November 3, 2023. Important Links:...

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.