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Learner Spotlight: Shameka

Thirty-five-year-old Shameka heard about Community Tech Network through our partner, Compass Family Services, which supports homeless and at-risk families and helps them become economically self-sufficient. While Shameka says she already... read more →

June 28, 2022
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CTN’s 2021 Annual Report Now Available!

Community Tech Network is excited to announce the release of our 2021 Annual Report! This past year was exciting and challenging for CTN, as we returned to some in-person (masked!)... read more →

June 21, 2022
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Tech Week

Community Tech Network has been participating in the San Francisco Public Library’s annual Tech Week for the past eight years. CTN’s senior program manager, Stephen Minor, says the impact is... read more →

June 16, 2022
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Partner Spotlight: Burbank Housing

“CTN is not only bringing communities together, but it’s bringing families together as well.” — Mary Lockhart, Resident Service Coordinator for Senior Housing at Burbank Housing CTN’s Partnership with Burbank... read more →

June 14, 2022
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Connect Your Community to the Internet! A Webinar to Help with Applications for Digital Literacy Funding

On Thursday, June 16, at 2 p.m. Pacific, Community Tech Network will host a free webinar to outline the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) grant process. What Is the CPUC Grant?... read more →

June 10, 2022
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Photo Source: Bell, C. 2022. “Towards a Digital Equity Foundation.”

Airwaves for Equity: A National Effort to Improve Digital Literacy

In 2022, nine of the country’s largest digital inclusion organizations joined forces to launch the Airwaves for Equity Coalition. The coalition is urging Congress to dedicate a portion of its... read more →

June 9, 2022
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Fast Facts on the Affordable Connectivity Program

Community Tech Network promotes and supports enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Federal Communications Commission commissioner Geoffrey Starks recently visited CTN to discuss how to get more people enrolled,... read more →

June 7, 2022
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Reflections on the 2022 On Aging Conference

Together with leaders from Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) and Front Porch, CTN’s executive director Kami Griffiths participated in a panel last month at the American Society on Aging conference... read more →

June 2, 2022
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Volunteer Spotlight: Ivy

During the pandemic, Ivy Au, a third-year neurobiology student at UC San Diego, decided to volunteer with Community Tech Network. “Because of COVID, I recognized the importance of the internet.... read more →

May 26, 2022
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CTN’s New Apprenticeship Program: Teacher Spotlight

After participating in the Sunset Tech Connect program with CTN, Edmond, a senior citizen from Hong Kong, was invited to become a teaching assistant for the next cohort. This is... read more →

May 24, 2022
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