The time is now to make digital skills, technology
& WiFi access available to all!
& WiFi access available to all!
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We must end digital inequality to improve the conditions of people living in poverty.
Watch this short video to hear from people who are directly impacted by the digital divide.
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One of over 150 children who received free Chromebooks and Hot Spots through Digital Equity Now, Summer 2020 distribution.
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Did you know that over 50,000 households in Westchester County have no internet service?
For economically fragile community members, an online connection is a point of access to:
Our mission is to bridge the digital divide because equity creates opportunity. |
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent move to digital learning has laid bare Westchester County’s digital inequities: the disparities in knowledge, experience, and access to digital technology among different socioeconomic groups.
Implementation is simple:
Working with partner agencies, we provide low and moderate income Westchester County residents & children with
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Digital Equity Now device packages delivered as of May 2021:
346
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The STEM Alliance is seeking immediate support for this initiative as we launch implementation with our community-based partners including:
Carver Center Community Resource Center The Guidance Center of Westchester Westchester Jewish Community Services |
A Digital Equity Now distribution and introductory tech skills class at the Community Resource Center in Mamaroneck.
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CLICK BELOW TO SEE THE STATS
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Roughly three-in-ten adults with household incomes below $30,000 a year (29%) don’t own a smartphone. More than four-in-ten don’t have home broadband services (44%) or a traditional computer (46%). And a majority of lower-income Americans are not tablet owners. By comparison, each of these technologies is nearly ubiquitous among adults in households earning $100,000 or more a year. 
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