[Advisors] Fwd: [DIN] [COMMUNITYTECH] RELEASE: Community Technology Projects Receive $320, 000 in Assistance

Tue Aug 13 12:06:34 PDT 2013

In Canada, we need any city anywhere to even acknowledge digital inclusion as a municipal responsibility, never mind funding it!

GG

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> From: Steven Clift <clift at e-democracy.org>
> Subject: [DIN] Fwd: [COMMUNITYTECH] RELEASE: Community Technology Projects Receive $320,000 in Assistance
> Date: 13 August, 2013 4:47:39 AM PDT
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> We need more cities to invest in digitaln inclusion like this.
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> From: "Burke, Delia" <Delia.Burke at seattle.gov>
> Date: Aug 12, 2013 7:03 PM
> Subject: [COMMUNITYTECH] RELEASE: Community Technology Projects Receive
> $320,000 in Assistance
> To: <COMMUNITYTECH at talk2.seattle.gov>
> Cc:
> 
> Council News Release
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
> 8/12/2013  2:45:00 PM
> 
> 
> FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
> Dan Nolte, Council Communications, 206-233-3981
> Vinh Tang, Councilmember Harrell's Office, 206-684-8804
> Dana Robinson Slote, (206) 615-0061
> http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=13876
> 
> 
> Councilmember Bruce A. Harrell
> 
> Community Technology Projects Receive $320,000 in Assistance
> Grants will help residents gain access to resources to succeed
> 
> Seattle - City Council approved $320,000 in matching funds to support
> twenty-four community technology projects across the city today. The grants
> will provide technological resources for youth and families, immigrants and
> refugees, seniors, people with disabilities and job seekers. Specifically,
> the projects will provide neighborhoods with resources for supporting
> education, workforce skills, public engagement, community building,
> after-school homework assistance, digital skills training for social media,
> audio and video production and basic training in computer and Internet
> skills.
> 
> The projects will assist over 5,000 residents and help to further digital
> inclusion for Seattleites. More than half (13) of this year's projects are
> new provider organizations.
> 
> The Technology Matching Fund (TMF) program provides grants where the
> community's contribution of volunteer labor, materials, professional
> services, or cash is "matched" with the awarding of financial assistance.
> The Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB)
> recommended these digital inclusion projects to the Mayor and Council
> through an open competitive application process.
> 
> "This is a critical partnership between the City and the community to
> maximize resources to ensure that all of our residents have the resources
> to succeed," said Councilmember Bruce Harrell, chair of the Public Safety,
> Civil Rights and Technology Committee. "Council has listened to the
> community each year and added money to maintain the TMF funding at
> $320,000. This inclusive program reflects the City's commitment to Race and
> Social Justice by providing resources and technology access to all of our
> residents."
> 
> Antonio Lopez, a young man living in Labateyah, a United Indians Youth Home
> said, "Having Microsoft Word on the computers will be very helpful to those
> of us planning to go back school this year -- almost half the youth living
> at the house."
> 
> Tanner Phillips from Neighborhood House said, "to put it simply, TMF funds
> change people's lives. Technology plays a crucial role in what we do at
> Rainier Vista to empower people to be self-sufficient. Funds directly
> support job seekers to find jobs, pay bills and pay for their education.
> Over time we've seen a lot of good from these funds."
> 
> Kiflemariam Sequar from the Eritrean Community in Seattle & Vicinity said,
> "The computer lab helps all groups come together and contributes to a safe
> neighborhood. Everything in our life uses technology, whether we like it or
> not. If we don't use technology we will be falling behind."
> 
> 2013 Technology Matching Fund Projects:
> http://www.seattle.gov/tech/tmf/Projects2013.htm
> 
> 826 Seattle
> Technology Upgrade
> Provide hardware and software to improve students' literacy, creative
> processes, and writing and design skills. Students will use computers and
> the Internet for writing and to learn ways to self-publish through blogs,
> podcasts and social media websites.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Afrique Service Center
> Immigrant & Refugee Community Tech & Literacy
> Train and assist low income East African refugees and immigrants to be
> computer literate, self-sufficient and engaged in their community and in
> their children's education.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Asian Counseling and Referral Service
> Retail Technology Class
> Provide a Retail Technology Class to persons with mental illness. Students
> will learn iPad Point-of-Sale (POS) systems, computerized cash registers,
> inventory management, and sales reporting. Students will practice their
> newly acquired retail skills at Cafe Hope, their in-house espresso stand.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Awareness and Recovery Institute
> Recovery through Journalism
> Train 6 to 8 East African youths to observe and report on community events
> for Runta News. Assist the youth in organizing their own websites, blogs,
> journalism clubs, and possibly their own youth newspaper.
> Type: Civic Engagement
> 
> Barton Place Apartments / Seattle Housing Authority
> Barton Place Computer Lab
> Expand programming in the low income housing computer lab to be open 25
> hours/week for 48 weeks, and offering 95 hours of computer classes on
> various topics in English, Vietnamese and Somali.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Big-Brained Superheroes Club
> Yesler Terrace Meets Digital Logic
> Teach low income students in Yesler Terrace STEAM (Science, Technology,
> Engineering, Arts, Math) workshops in digital logic and electronics.
> Students will build their own circuits and logic gates in a hands-on
> engineering lab.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Consejo Counseling & Referral Service
> Improving Technology Access for South Park Youth
> Add new computer equipment to the existing computer lab in South Park. Case
> managers, counselors or therapists will help Latino youth achieve their
> goals through improved access to technology.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Crown Hill Neighborhood Association
> Technology literacy classes at Labateyah
> Provide 50 weeks of on-site computer literacy classes for technology
> underserved, minority youth at United Indians Youth Home.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> El Centro de la Raza
> Senior Computer Literacy and Community Access
> Expand Wi-Fi availability throughout El Centro de la Raza's building
> (including the Senior Program facilities) to increase community access.
> Train seniors how to safely use the Web, email, Facebook, Skype (and other
> social media) to improve their overall quality of life.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Eritrean Community in Seattle & Vicinity
> Eritrean Community Technology Learning Center
> Upgrade outdated computers in the Technology Learning Center and offer
> basic and professional computer skills and Tigrinya language training
> (GEEZ) to Eritrean families.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Ethiopian Community in Seattle
> Technology Literacy and Access
> Add technology to the existing computer resource center and expand
> educational programming to provide internet based quality after-school,
> winter, spring and Summer camp programs for Ethiopian youth.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Filipino Community of Seattle
> FCS-TMC STEAM Lab
> Provide a Robotics and Computer Literacy program targeting low-income,
> at-risk youth of color grades 8 -12 who have little or no technology or
> technical skills. The project will establish a STEAM lab (Science,
> Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) at the Filipino Community Center,
> complete with computer hardware, software, and robotics hardware.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Hollow Earth Radio
> Hollow Earth Radio Low Power FM Planning Grant
> Help transition from an online-only community music & information broadcast
> to a Low Power FM (LPFM) station in the Central district. The project will
> apply to the FCC for a license, upgrade existing studio gear to
> FM-broadcast quality equipment and engage the community to discuss
> programming goals.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Horn Of Africa Services
> Technology Literacy Project
> Empower East African immigrants and refugees by providing open lab time and
> computer skill training necessary for civic and cultural participation,
> employment, lifelong learning and accessing essential services.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Iu-Mien American Association
> Community Enrichment through Technology
> Purchase computers to provide low income Laotian families basic technology
> literacy training, particularly school-aged children, seniors, and those
> who lack adequate skills or knowledge to be employable.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Jack Straw Foundation
> Language and Technology: English Language Learners
> Enable English Language Learners at the Seattle World School to increase
> their English literacy, while learning to use portable and computer-based
> audio technology. Students will write, perform, and record stories around
> cultural traditions and community issues
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Low Income Housing Institute
> Computer Access for Low Income Residents
> Upgrade 6 computer labs located in low income housing buildings and create
> infrastructure to continue the Computer Technology and Job Search Training
> Program by building a volunteer database to track volunteers and residents
> participating in the program.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Neighborhood House
> Technology Pathways to Self-Sufficiency Program
> Promote economic independence and housing stability among low-income
> Seattle residents in Rainier Vista and High Point through basic computer
> training, job readiness programs, ESL and citizenship classes, financial
> education and coaching, and connections to safe and stable housing. The
> program will focus on individuals and families who are both unemployed and
> homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Powerful Voices
> ActiveVistas
> Provide a 12-week employment program to prepare low-income girls of color,
> ages 14 to 18, to utilize technology as a civic engagement tool.
> Participants work with mentors to develop multimedia presentations on
> social justice topics impacting their lives and neighborhoods and present
> them at the Girlvolution Conference.
> Type: Civic Engagement
> 
> SightConnection
> Get Connected Assistive Technology Program
> Help older adults with vision loss become more independent and healthy
> overall by improving their proficiency with assistive technology in a
> hands-on learning lab.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Southeast Seattle Senior Center
> Bridging the Senior Divide
> Upgrade the computer lab in the Senior Center to provide computer literacy
> training for ethnically diverse seniors in Rainier Valley and Beacon Hill.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> The Jefferson Terrace Computer Lab Committee / Seattle Housing Authority
> Clicking: "A Way to Connect with Digital Learning"
> Provide open lab time for the low income residents of Jefferson Terrace and
> offer basic and intermediate computer instruction in multiple languages.
> Funds will add digital media class instruction for photography and video.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Umoja PEACE Center
> Umoja Transmedia Development Lab
> Provide valuable access to digital content creation equipment including
> hardware and software, training and workshops for young people and
> community members to develop media production skills.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help
> Tech Workshops for Immigrant/Refugee entrepreneurs
> Purchase equipment and provide technology literacy trainings for low income
> entrepreneurs in Spanish, English and East African languages.
> Type: Technology Literacy and Access
> 
> 
> Delia Burke
> Technology Matching Fund Manager
> City of Seattle, Community Technology
> 206-233-2751
> www.seattle.gov/tech
> 
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