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August 1, 2022. 3:51 PMConnect 313
Qumisha Goss is Building Connect 313’s Digital Literacy Playbook
Qumisha Goss is Building Connect 313’s Digital Literacy Playbook If you’re wondering how these blog posts get on Connect 313’s website, Qumisha Goss is the person who makes it happen. Qumisha is Connect 313’s Digital Literacy Subject Matter Expert and the Management Lead of the Digital Literacy and Skilling Committee. Before joining Connect 313, Qumisha
July 27, 2022. 4:27 PMFunding
Total Health Care Foundation awards $150,000 to benefit Connect 313
Total Health Care Foundation awards $150,000 to benefit Connect 313 On a crisp, clear afternoon at the Detroit Golf Club, the Total Health Care Foundation awarded the Rocket Giving Fund a $150,000 grant to benefit Connect 313, a collaborative organization that aims to close Detroit’s digital divide. The check presentation took place at the AREA
July 18, 2022. 12:11 PMConnect 313
Naimah Wade Helps Cultivate ‘The Genius Within’
Naimah Wade Helps Cultivate ‘The Genius Within’ Naimah Wade enjoys helping people cultivate the genius within themselves, which is why she joined the Connect 313 team. “What the most impactful people in my world did for me was reduce barriers or eliminate them all together,” Naimah says. “I am a part of this work to
July 14, 2022. 12:08 PMConnect 313
Gearing Up for Digital Inclusion Week with Nina Yu
Gearing Up for Digital Inclusion Week with Nina Yu Nina Yu knew she needed to be involved with Connect 313 after taking part in the inaugural Digital Inclusion Week last fall and seeing the direct impact it had on Detroiters. “One of the reasons I love working with Connect 313 is because we’re working
June 29, 2022. 5:55 PMConnect 313
Exclusive poll finds Detroiters want affordable broadband access and support a public high-speed internet network
Exclusive poll finds Detroiters want affordable broadband access and support a public high-speed internet network A recent poll of Detroit residents supports the need for a strategic, city-led approach to bridging the digital divide. The survey of 600 Detroit adults, conducted in April and May 2022 by Washington, D.C.-based GQR, reveals 2 out of 3
June 29, 2022. 5:18 AMConnect 313
From DTE to Connect 313, How David Underwood Helps Detroiters
From DTE to Connect 313, How David Underwood Helps Detroiters “I worked in Detroit, I play in Detroit, I worship and go to church in Detroit,” says David Underwood, chair of Connect 313’s Devices and Connectivity committee. “I care a lot about the city, and I care a lot about its people, and I want
June 17, 2022. 5:37 PMConnect 313
Kaleena Louis’s Detroit Legacy
Kaleena Louis’s Detroit Legacy Kaleena Louis proudly calls herself a ‘legacy Detroiter.’ As Connect 313’s Policy, Advocacy, and Ecosystem vice chair, she supports the city where she was born and raised by connecting people to digital resources. “A big portion is connecting with the community where they are. You can’t assume that people know what’s
June 13, 2022. 5:25 PMUncategorized
Rescue Plan Funding: Eight states and localities committing Fiscal Recovery Funds to improve access to reliable, high-speed internet
Rescue Plan Funding: Eight states and localities committing Fiscal Recovery Funds to improve access to reliable, high-speed internet: In a Press Release issued by the Biden-Harris Administration announced over $25 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding to Help Ensure Every American Has Access to High Speed, Affordable Internet. The City of Detroit is listed as an
June 7, 2022. 4:11 PMConnect 313
Shadora Ford Asks, “What is the Barrier?”
Shadora Ford Asks, “What is the Barrier?” Shadora Ford wants to help families not just survive but thrive. As Connect 313’s Special Projects and Shared Resources chair she provides education, training, and resources to connect the public with essential technology to help bridge the digital divide. In 2010, at just 19 years old, Shadora founded
June 3, 2022. 11:51 PMConnect 313
Connect 313’s Jamie Harris has 3 Main Goals
Connect 313’s Jamie Harris has 3 Main Goals Connect 313’s co-chair of Digital Literacy & Skilling, Jamie Harris, has spent more than a decade connecting the community to career opportunities, including many in the tech industry. Her three main goals are to train, empower, and employ. Jamie is the founder and CEO of DSDT a
May 24, 2022. 4:21 PMConnect 313
How Lashawna Manigault Works With Connect 313
How Lashawna Manigault Works With Connect 313 Lashawna Manigault knows firsthand how difficult it is to own a small business and how crucial internet access and connectivity can be. That’s why she’s supporting small business owners across Detroit as Connect 313’s chair of Policy, Advocacy & Ecosystem. “If COVID showed us nothing else, it’s that
May 16, 2022. 4:03 PMConnect 313
Meet Connect 313’s TeQuion Brookins
Meet Connect 313’s TeQuion Brookins TeQuion Brookins is passionate about setting people up for success. And that’s exactly what she does in her role as the 2022 chair of the Structure & Operations Committee for Connect 313. TeQuion helps develop processes and policies that clarify and streamline Connect 313’s work that aims to end Detroit’s
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Digital Inclusion Week will highlight digital inclusion efforts & promote digital equity across the country
Digital Inclusion Week events aim to bridge digital divide for small businesses, residents
The golfer who pulls off this never-been-done-on-tour-before feat will raise thousands for a worthwhile Detroit initiative
Barry Sanders, Tom Izzo and Larry Fitzgerald part of Rocket Mortgate Classic's Area 313 Celebrity Scramble
Mayor, human-IT launch new effort to help close Detroit’s Digital Divide, reduce e-waste, create jobs
Detroit Homecoming webcast to feature Ford Foundation, workforce issues and how to reduce the digital divide
45,000 Detroit families get connected through Emergency Internet program; City encourages more to apply
Bryson DeChambeau, Rickie Fowler visit Detroit as Rocket Mortgage Classic announces extension through 2027
Rocket Community Fund starts Neighbor to Neighbor program to help bridge Cleveland’s digital divide
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