Citizens for a Digital Future recognizes that adoption of and access to broadband technology -- and its enhancements -- has become increasingly critical to the environment, for education, economic development and health care, among others. Our members support and advance public policies that encourage broad deployment and robust enhancement of broadband and digital technologies.
A recent article in the News & Observer explored the adoption gap for low-income individuals and focused on the efforts of One Economy, a non-profit that works to disseminate broadband to low-income communities and offer training on how to maximize its use. Through One Economy’s program, a public housing community in downtown Raleigh, Chavis Heights, now features a vital amenity for staying connected: broadband. Chavis Heights, according to the article, was “turned into a free Wi-Fi hotspot, which offers a lifeline to resources that are no longer optional in today’s world such as the job market, online courses, health care, and finance.” One Economy has helped connect the inhabitants of Chavis Heights, the author of the article observes, along with roughly 375,000 people across the country living in low-income subsidized housing communities.
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