by William Crumpler | Jul 10, 2022 | Home Internet Access, Digital Skills Training
The Enterprise Center is a peer organization of KC Digital Drive that manages a range of digital inclusion programs aimed at improving connectivity and access to digital technologies in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Three of the most important are the Quick Connect and HCS...
by William Crumpler | Jun 16, 2022 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community, Home Internet Access, Gigabit Ecosystem Building
On June 3rd the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion hosted BJ Tanksley, Director of Missouri’s Office of Broadband Deployment, who spoke about the upcoming opportunities to use state and federal funds to support digital inclusion efforts throughout the...
by Erin Melton | Jul 16, 2021 | Digital Skills Training, Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community, Home Internet Access
On July 13, 2021, the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) announced the four nonprofit recipients of its Kansas Digital Equity and Inclusion Collaborative grant. KC Digital Drive (KCDD) is one of the four recipients, all receiving a 3-year, $250,000 award. The “initiative...
by Aaron Deacon | Sep 30, 2020 | Home Internet Access
Learn how local non-profits and community-benefit organizations can help families in need get home Internet access With funding from Johnson County’s CARES Act allocation and the Kansas City Regional COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, Mid-America Assistance...
by Aaron Deacon | Feb 24, 2020 | Home Internet Access
Event Date: March 6, 2020 Time: 10:30 am-12:00 pm Location: Central Library, Helzberg Auditorium (5th Floor), 14 W 10th St, Kansas City, MO 64105 Admission: Free Based on the recent study about lagging home broadband adoption in KC, we are devoting the March...
by Erin Melton | Jun 20, 2018 | Code for KC, Community Education and Awareness, Home Internet Access, Digital Skills Training
Jacob Wagner, Director of Urban Studies at UMKC and co-founder of The Center for Neighborhoods, spoke at Code for KC’s Learn Night on June 18, 2018. The Center for Neighborhoods is a UMKC resource that works to build the capacity of Kansas City neighborhoods. Jacob...
