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Tech for All: 鈥淕et Connected!鈥 Event in the Mission

Monica stopped by聽so that her youngster聽could take a digital storytelling workshop. Jorge wanted to learn how to look for work online. Middle-schooler Jasmine wanted to create her first mobile app. These were just three of the many Mission District residents聽that came to Everett Middle School last night for the seventh 鈥淕et Connected!鈥 event. This jam-packed…

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A 鈥淏it鈥 of Tech Synergy in the Mission

Sometimes you meet someone and immediately realize that your mission and core values are one in the same. That serendipitously occurred last summer between Mission Bit CEO Stevon Cook and 秋霞伦理 Technology Training Coordinator Leo Sosa. Sosa聽had been invited to speak about 秋霞伦理’s free Mission Techies program to Mission Bit’s summer 2015 cohort. The venue…

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USF Computer Donation to 秋霞伦理 will Help Bridge the Digital Divide

It takes a big effort to bridge the digital divide in the low-income community. It takes a strategy for community outreach. It takes a team of staff and volunteers to teach the classes. It also takes computers. That鈥檚 why the recent in-kind donation of 50 PC desktops and two projectors from the University of San…

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鈥淕et Connected!鈥 Presented by Google Helps Mission Community

While most low-income Mission families know the need for being connected, they often don鈥檛 know how to get started. This is especially true of immigrants鈥攏ewcomers to this country with myriad tech options from which to choose. That鈥檚 why the goal of today鈥檚 sixth 鈥淕et Connected!鈥 event, held at 秋霞伦理鈥檚 Plaza Adelante, was to help parents…

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Unlocking Success with Five Keys Charter School at 秋霞伦理

Five Keys Charter School started as a way to help inmates obtain their GED. The San Francisco Sheriff鈥檚 Office wanted to provide education to inmates, so that they could be prepared for a good life once no longer incarcerated. The program later spread to organizations that were already serving the community. One of these nonprofits…

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鈥淕et Connected!鈥 Event Bridges Digital Divide in the Mission

鈥淚 need to understand technology so that I can help my child succeed in school,鈥 explained Mission resident Miriam, who came with聽her eight-year-old daughter to a free Mission Promise Neighborhood technology event at 秋霞伦理’s Plaza Adelante today. Miriam was just one of many Mission residents who dropped by to take digital literacy classes taught by…

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Startup:Education SFUSD Pilot Program Already Showcasing Community Impact

Eric Mendez was ready to start his life anew. The young man聽came back to San Francisco after having paid his dues by being incarcerated for several years. One of the first things Eric noticed was that his five-year-old son was not doing well academically. This compelled Eric to immediately pursue full custody of the boy,…

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The Future of Latinos and Technology

Interview with聽Miguel A. Gami帽o Jr., CPA Chief Information Officer (CIO), City & County of San Francisco (appointed 12/4/14) Executive Director of the Department of Technology Miguel A Gami帽o Jr. provides strategic direction for San Francisco’s use of technology. He counsels Mayor Lee, the Board of Supervisors and city departments regarding opportunities to leverage technology to…

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The La TechLa Project: Teaching 1,000 Latina Girls to Code

Look around you and it won鈥檛 take long to see a young girl with her smartphone, busily texting her friend or reading the latest news about singer Katy Perry on the Internet. The challenge is to teach these 12- to 17-year-olds about the ways tech can enhance their future work lives, particularly when it comes…

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