From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Technology grants to help bridge 'digital divide' in Venice, Brooklyn," by Scott Cousins--
The grants came through the Eliminate the Digital Divide program, which funds technology centers in low-income communities in order to provide training and access to computers and the Internet.The "digital divide" refers to the gap in computer technology and computer literacy, especially among low-income populations.
The Black Butterfly Youth Foundation will receive $34,000 to provide basic computer training, Internet accessibility and other computer proficiency programs.
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The Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation will receive $37,000, which will be used to provide computer skills training at the Intel Clubhouse facility in the Orr-Weathers public housing complex.
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