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August 23, 2023. 12:07 AMConnect 313
Maria Montoya is Helping Connect Families to Essential Digital Devices
Maria Montoya is Helping Connect Families to Essential Digital Devices Maria Montoya serves as chair of Connect 313’s Devices and Connectivity Committee. She’s passionate about working with communities to ensure children and families have what they need to succeed. “I have never met a parent who doesn’t want the best for their child or their
August 14, 2023. 5:24 PMConnect 313
Meet Shadora Ford, your District Five Community Ambassador
Meet Shadora Ford, your District Five Community Ambassador High-energy Shadora is the founder and leader of Destined for Greatness, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering and motivating at-risk girls and young women in Detroit to do things that once seemed impossible. DFG provides training in hygiene, self-esteem, education, and job readiness along with groceries, household supplies,
August 3, 2023. 8:32 PMUncategorized
Meet Debra Anderson, your District Seven Community Ambassador.
Meet Debra Anderson, your District Seven Community Ambassador. Debra serves on the board of the Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO), which is a federation of some 130 black and non-black organizations working to build a stronger community through a variety of services including HIV and suicide prevention, substance abuse support and COVID-19 resources. Additionally, DABO is
July 13, 2023. 5:21 PMUncategorized
Connect 313 Grant Supports Digital Equity Work at Per Scholas
Connect 313 Grant Supports Digital Equity Work at Per Scholas “Per scholas” is a Latin phrase meaning “through the schools.” In Detroit, Per Scholas translates to a successful nonprofit delivering no-cost, hands-on tech training in the city and across Southeast Michigan. Founded in New York in 1995, Per Scholas came to Detroit in 2019 with
June 8, 2023. 12:50 PMUncategorized
Meet Fadiah Yahya, your District Six Community Ambassador
Meet Fadiah Yahya, your District Six Community Ambassador Fadiah starts her day at the Bridging Communities organization, located at 6900 McGraw Avenue, across from Dingerman Park in Detroit. As the community ambassador to Detroit’s District Six, she’s dedicated to bringing everything internet to neighborhoods across the area. Read on to learn more about Fadiah. C313:
May 26, 2023. 1:51 PMUncategorized
Connect 313 Funds Early STEM Camps for Detroit Middle Schoolers
Connect 313 Funds Early STEM Camps for Detroit Middle Schoolers Just before the pandemic shut everything down in 2020, Cleary University’s Detroit Education Center launched a special STEM program for the area’s middle schoolers. The idea was to use LEGOs as literal building blocks to expose naturally curious fifth through eighth graders to the elements
May 9, 2023. 7:11 PMUncategorized
Closing the Digital Divide is Music to Alvin Lockett’s Ears
Closing the Digital Divide is Music to Alvin Lockett’s Ears “There is no place like Detroit,” says Alvin Lockett, who is better known as “Aj.” Aj is vice chair of the Devices and Connectivity Committee at Connect 313. He was born and raised in Detroit and has had a passion for technology for as long
April 18, 2023. 9:55 PMUncategorized
Policy and Advocacy Thrive with Partnerships Across the Community
Policy and Advocacy Thrive with Partnerships Across the Community When Richard Ramirez isn’t serving as vice chair of Connect 313’s policy, advocacy and ecosystem committee, he’s busy at DTE Energy as head of innovation and technology, and IT corporate social responsibility activities. As such, he’s gotten a bird’s eye view of the benefits of digital access
March 30, 2023. 12:18 PMUncategorized
“The Work that Connect 313 Does is One of a Kind”
“The Work that Connect 313 Does is One of a Kind” As the new Vice Chair of Connect 313’s Digital Literacy & Skilling Committee, Asia Browner is helping Detroiters learn digital literacy skills to improve their everyday lives. “Digital Literacy & Skilling is very broad but encompasses everything,” she says. “Connect 313 wants every Detroiter
March 17, 2023. 3:50 PMUncategorized
Meet Phyllis Edwards, An Advocate and Problem Solver
Meet Phyllis Edwards, An Advocate and Problem Solver Phyllis Edwards makes no bones about her high-tech capabilities. Yes, she knows her way around an electronic device, and she can effectively use the internet, but she doesn’t consider herself “tech savvy.” That’s why she got involved with Connect 313. Edwards is the 2023 chair of Connect
March 7, 2023. 4:11 PMUncategorized
Angela Meyers on Being Part of the Solution
Angela Meyers on Being Part of the Solution Angela Meyers experienced the digital divide in Detroit firsthand when she saw children and seniors in her own community struggling to access and use technology. That inspired her to join Connect 313. “The Wi-Fi connection in our area had the lowest speeds and the highest prices,” she
February 6, 2023. 8:38 PMUncategorized
Dr. JR Sledge is a Leader in IT Training
Dr. JR Sledge is a Leader in IT Training Born and raised in Detroit, Dr. JR Sledge was taught early on to dream big. “I learned that I could achieve whatever I put my mind to,” he says. “This was instilled in me at home and within the Detroit Public School system. As a result,
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