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ACP Sign Up at Kansas City Public Library North East Branch

by Peter Smith | Apr 11, 2023 | Community Education and Awareness, Home Internet Access, Digital Skills Training, Digital Inclusion

Event Date: May 13, 2023 Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am Location: Kansas City Public Library North East Branch – 6000 Wilson Ave, Kansas City, MO 64123 Admission: Free We will also be providing information on how to connect to an Internet Service Provider via...

Cut The Cord Workshop / ACP Sign Up at BFTAA Remake Learning Days

by Peter Smith | Apr 4, 2023 | Digital Inclusion, Community Education and Awareness

Event Date: May 13, 2023 Time: 12:00 – 3:00 pm Location: W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center – 4510 Linwood Boulevard, Kansas City, MO, 64128 Admission: Free This event is part of the Black Family Technology Awareness Association (BFTAA)’s Remake Learning...

Connecting All Missourians – Kansas City Listening Session Recap

by William Crumpler | Mar 15, 2023 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community, Community Education and Awareness, Digital Inclusion

On March 10th, the Missouri Office of Broadband Development held a listening session in Kansas City as part of their Connecting All Missourians public engagement process. The purpose of the listening session was to gather feedback from the public about broadband and...

KC COVID-19 Recovery Fund Opens RFP to Boost Digital Equity in the Region

by KC Digital Drive | Feb 7, 2023 | Digital Skills Training, Digital Inclusion, Computers in the Home, Community Education and Awareness, Home Internet Access

The Mid-America Regional Council announced on February 1, 2023 that the Advisory Board for the KC Regional COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund has an open call for community non-profit organizations and libraries to submit requests for funding to help area adult...

Digital Scene KC: Data Visualization

by Peter Smith | Jan 19, 2023 | Community Education and Awareness

Details We are surrounded and inundated by data. With so much data to absorb, how can we know we are getting the right data, presented in a visually appealing format that is understandable and relevant to our needs? That task falls to those who are talented at DATA...

Affordable Connectivity Program – Regional Outreach

by William Crumpler | Jan 5, 2023 | Community Education and Awareness, Home Internet Access, Marketing the Region

Affordable Connectivity Program - Regional Outreach A snapshot of the KC region’s digital inclusion efforts around affordability and the ACP Get Digital Inclusion News Enroll in ACP Join the Outreach Campaign KC Region Households Enrolled in the ACP % Enrollment Rate...