Community Tech Network meets and helps people in the communities where they live.
By connecting communities to resources and education, we make a profound and measurable difference in people’s lives. Facts and figures quantify the digital divide, but real stories from real people illustrate its impacts. Explore how our volunteers, learners, partners, and funders are striving for a more digitally inclusive world.
September 2021 Network News
INCREASING DIGITAL INCLUSION WITH AT&T AND METTA FUND With fall in full swing, CTN is staying busy with... read more →
September 23, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight: Phil Tse
“There's tons of information available out there,” reflects volunteer digital coach Phil Tse. “It is so useful, but without internet... read more →
September 21, 2021
CTN Wins National Award for Digital Equity Project
Community Tech Network is excited to be awarded the COVID-19 Response Digital Equity Project of the Year for Senior Support... read more →
September 21, 2021
Learner Spotlight: Leonard Cruz
“I would say technology is the thing of the future, but the future is here today,” says Home Connect learner... read more →
September 16, 2021
Digital Skills Training at Mosaica Family Apartments
Photo: The Mosaica Family Apartments, located in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood. CTN is excited to begin a new partnership with... read more →
September 13, 2021
Charter Awards $1 Million in 2021 Spectrum Digital Education Grants to 49 Nonprofits Supporting Broadband Literacy
STAMFORD, Conn. – Charter Communications, Inc. today announced the recipients of its 2021 Spectrum Digital Education grants, awarding a total... read more →
September 10, 2021
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Home Connect
This video is an overview of Home Connect, a program by Community Tech Network that provides tablets, internet and... read more →
July 30, 2021
Community Tech Network 5 Staff Speakers for the Dignity Fund
Kami Griffiths - Executive Director, Co- Founder of Community Tech Network Stephen Minor- Senior Program Manager Sabrina Tam -... read more →
June 29, 2021
PSA – Home Connect
During the COVID-19 crisis, seniors need to stay sheltered in place in order to stay safe, but in doing... read more →
April 25, 2020
You Never Stop Learning – Helping Seniors Across the Digital Divide
CTN volunteers give San Francisco seniors access to computers/devices and basic digital skills training so they can learn to... read more →
July 1, 2019
Bridging The Digital Divide – Helping Those Left Behind By The Tech Revolution
Meet Ira and Richard, two residents in Episcopal Community Services supportive housing left behind in the technology revolution. Follow... read more →
May 10, 2018
Getting Connected
There are 4.4 billion people worldwide who have never used the internet: Let us introduce to you one of... read more →
May 30, 2017
September 2021 Network News
INCREASING DIGITAL INCLUSION WITH AT&T AND METTA FUND With fall in full swing, CTN is staying busy with... read more →
September 23, 2021
August 2021 Network News
COLLABORATING WITH PARTNERS TO MEET UNIQUE NEEDS “I am confident that our partnership with Community Tech Network will... read more →
August 1, 2021
July 2021 Network News
CTN IS CONNECTING SENIORS IN CENTRAL TEXAS Did you know that only 55.3 percent of Texans age 65... read more →
July 1, 2021
June 2021 Network News
CELEBRATING CEI IPAD TRAINING GRADUATES As a part of our partnership with the Center for Elders Independence (CEI),... read more →
June 1, 2021
May 2021 Network News
MAY IS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) each May, Older Americans Month... read more →
May 1, 2021
April 2021 Network News
RESEARCH SHOWS VOLUNTEERING MAKES US HAPPIER! This month, Community Tech Network is celebrating National Volunteer Month. CTN’s volunteers... read more →
April 1, 2021
Charter Awards $1 Million in 2021 Spectrum Digital Education Grants to 49 Nonprofits Supporting Broadband Literacy
STAMFORD, Conn. – Charter Communications, Inc. today announced the recipients of its 2021 Spectrum Digital Education grants, awarding a total... read more →
September 10, 2021
“Senior Connect” program launches to provide digital literacy and equity for older adults in Central Texas
Austin, TX – Nearly 45% of Texans over the age of 65 lack home broadband internet. Access to the internet has... read more →
July 16, 2021
Never too late: Pandemic propels older shoppers online
NEW YORK (AP) — In November, Paula Mont did something new: The 86-year-old, who hasn’t left her New Jersey... read more →
February 24, 2021
Programs Can Help Older Adults Get or Upgrade Computers, Internet Access
Beverly Black's pre-pandemic life was busy, including work as a childcare provider three days a week until the March... read more →
February 9, 2021
Coronavirus: The Bay Area seniors who are left behind by a telehealth tech divide
Dan Makevich’s terrible eyesight made him retire early from his beloved job of 15 years as a tour guide... read more →
July 20, 2020
Millions of Americans Depend on Libraries for Internet. Now They’re Closed
On a typical afternoon in The Before Times, the Cherokee Public Library in Cherokee, Iowa (pop. 4,900), would be... read more →
June 24, 2020
Volunteer Spotlight: Jasper Hua
“If you enjoy helping people but your schedule demands a lot of time, CTN is quite flexible. Whatever your schedule... read more →
August 19, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight: Derek Slater
Derek Slater wants to create a more open, secure, and inclusive world through access to information. He currently serves as... read more →
July 13, 2021
CTN’s Volunteers Build Community Through Connection
For over 13 years, CTN’s mission has been to transform lives through digital literacy. We believe that access to the... read more →
June 3, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight: Ji Shi
Volunteer digital coach Ji Shi moved to the U.S. from China to study computer science. After graduating last year, Ji... read more →
June 1, 2021
Board Member Spotlight: Eric Beattie
“CTN is one of those wonderful organizations that strengthen our community,” says board member Eric Beattie. “I was just really... read more →
May 27, 2021
Volunteer Spotlight: Illya Kulinych
“This is the time that we need to push to volunteer, to help people, to build community,” says volunteer digital... read more →
May 13, 2021
Learner Spotlight: Leonard Cruz
“I would say technology is the thing of the future, but the future is here today,” says Home Connect learner... read more →
September 16, 2021
Heartwarming Stories from CEI Senior Learners
Every couple of months, we have the special opportunity to celebrate senior learners who complete the iPad Training Program at... read more →
September 9, 2021
Learner Spotlight: Xiuzhen Xu
A native of China, Xiuzhen Xu immigrated to the United States in 2003. For several years, she worked as a... read more →
August 26, 2021
Learner Spotlight: Patricia Blaine
“I'm so grateful for this opportunity to reach the world through my tablet!” says Senior Connect learner Patricia Blaine. Born... read more →
June 28, 2021
Learner Spotlight: Luis Mascarenhas
A native of India, Home Connect participant Luis Mascarenhas has lived in San Francisco for the past 15 years. He... read more →
June 10, 2021
Learner Spotlight: Maria Del Rocio Vacas
A native of Ecuador, Maria Del Rocio Vacas has spent her life caring for those around her. She has worked... read more →
March 25, 2021
Digital Skills Training at Mosaica Family Apartments
Photo: The Mosaica Family Apartments, located in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood. CTN is excited to begin a new partnership with... read more →
September 13, 2021
Navigating In-Person Training with CEI
A valued partner of CTN, the Center for Elders’ Independence (CEI) is a community-based organization that helps at-risk seniors live... read more →
August 23, 2021
Partner Spotlight: Compass Family Services
For over a hundred years, Compass Family Services has served the San Francisco community by helping homeless and at-risk families... read more →
August 9, 2021
Tackling Telehealth with UCSF
The pandemic has prompted a rapid increase in virtual healthcare. Telehealth, often touted as a solution to healthcare inequalities, can... read more →
August 2, 2021
Partner Spotlight: Glide
“I am confident that our partnership will improve the quality of life for our seniors, both physically and mentally, in... read more →
July 20, 2021
Partner Spotlight: City of Oakland
Community Tech Network is excited to partner with the City of Oakland in a new partnership that will offer beyond-the-basics... read more →
July 15, 2021
AT&T Supports Digital Parents Program
“AT&T believes that digital literacy is hugely important and more important every day,” says Cammy Blackstone, external affairs director at... read more →
September 7, 2021
Increasing Social Connection with Metta Fund
“There's sort of this invisible population that, due to some of the structures that we've built — and internalized ageism... read more →
August 27, 2021
Funder Spotlight: Ken Jackson
When Ken Jackson retired from his more than 30-year career with Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, his life was... read more →
August 17, 2021
13 Years of CTN: Our Partners and Sponsors
From CTN's inception, our mission has been to unite organizations and volunteers to transform lives through digital literacy. This mission has... read more →
March 4, 2021
CTN Wins National Award for Digital Equity Project
Community Tech Network is excited to be awarded the COVID-19 Response Digital Equity Project of the Year for Senior Support... read more →
September 21, 2021
Volunteering Benefits Ourselves and Others
Photo: CTN Instructor Sabrina Tam helps an older adult learner with his tablet. Some days, the news cycle and its... read more →
September 3, 2021
The Road to a Digital-First San Francisco
Home to Silicon Valley and several major tech companies, San Francisco is a global leader in technological innovation. And yet,... read more →
August 2, 2021
Kami Griffiths Presents to Chicago-Based Group Make Room @ The Table
While CTN’s work currently focuses on the Bay Area and central Texas, it is our goal to establish digital literacy... read more →
July 29, 2021
Pew Research Offers Updated Statistics on Digital Divide
A recent report by Pew Research provides us with updated statistics on the digital divide, revealing that 77% of Americans subscribe to... read more →
July 22, 2021
CTN Advocates for Dignity Fund
Community Tech Network's goal is to eliminate the digital divide and increase digital literacy. As we pursue this mission, we... read more →
July 5, 2021