KC Digital Drive is leading the development of the Jackson County Broadband and Digital Equity Action Plan. This strategic initiative assesses existing broadband infrastructure, identifies service gaps, and engages community stakeholders to bridge the digital divide. By analyzing market competition, affordability, and digital skills, the project will guide the County’s strategy and investment in helping county residents fully participate in digital life.
Device Access is a core feature of the Digital Life Exchange (DLX), administered by KC Digital Drive, providing members with access to shared device resources, including laptops and Chromebooks, for distribution and support across the Kansas City region.
The Miami County Connectivity Council (MCCC) is an open, collaborative group of organizations committed to ensuring access to the internet and the ability to engage the digital world throughout Miami County, Kansas.
The Digital Life Exchange (DLX) is a consortium of direct-service organizations and resource providers committed to active collaboration to better meet the digital needs of vulnerable and underserved populations across the greater Kansas City metro area.
Our Health Jackson County is a large scale community initiative led by the Health Equity Institute at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) set out to bring health services directly into communities, reaching residents where they live, work, play, and worship.
The Digital Inclusion Resource Library page is a hub for community members, organizations, and more to share their resources to make a more digitally inclusive world. This includes up-to-date digital skills programming in the Kansas City area, as well as information on low cost devices and middle skills training.
KC Digital Drive and Linwood Property, Inc., recently received support from the Missouri Technology Corporation and Greater KC Community Foundation’s Kansas City Federal and State Matching Grant Fund to advance Emerge @ LAMP, a new community technology initiative at the historic LAMP Campus at Linwood Boulevard and Woodland Avenue. Read for more details.
The August meeting of the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion (KCCDI) explored the power of neighborhood-level digital access. Featuring panelists from Vineyard Neighborhood Association (Ike Graham), Blue Hills Neighborhood Association (Edward Bell II), and the KC Public Library (Megan McNaughton), the session highlighted the implementation of digital inclusion initiatives within neighborhoods, including new community computer labs, and the importance of building trust to overcome tech-related anxiety and misinformation.
In partnership with AT&T and Digitunity, KC Digital Drive facilitated a workshop series through 5 Digital Life Exchange members to distribute 110 devices with wraparound digital skills training.