During May, Generocity writers and guest columnists will look at the digital divide through a variety of lenses — from demographic to technological — and see how it impacts civic engagement, access to information, and day-to-day living in Philadelphia.

Mental health, youth leadership, the digital divide and nine more themes we'll be focusing our reporting on next year.

Only 71.6 percent of households in the city had broadband in 2017, compared to 83.5 percent nationally. On the bright side, smartphone users in Center City can now use five of an eventual 100 kiosks to access the internet.

No word yet on when or where they'll be installed, though, which raises the question: What about that digital divide?

"Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America," which features the contrasting Lower Merion and William Penn school districts, focuses on how the lack of technology available to certain schools affects students nationwide.