funding
Jun. 8, 2017 9:35 am
Here are the 8 winners in the Digital Literacy Alliance’s first round of grants
Winning projects include a journalist-led online platform to teach students how to differentiate information and a technology center to help address the gap in language and digital skills among Philly’s Vietnamese community.
purpose
Feb. 21, 2017 12:30 pm
This new coalition could fund your idea for increasing digital literacy in Philly
The Digital Literacy Alliance is giving up to $175,000 in the initial round of grants. Proposals are due March 3.
funding
Jan. 20, 2017 9:42 am
Comcast Foundation granted $1.8M to area nonprofits in 2016
The corporate foundation made grants to 49 nonprofits doing work around digital literacy, community service and leadership in Philly, Jersey and Delaware.
results
Sep. 13, 2016 10:35 am
The Mayor’s Commission on Literacy is now called the Office of Adult Education
The name change, announced on the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day, represents an expansion of the office's definition of literacy.
method
Aug. 1, 2016 8:45 am
Here’s how Philly can shrink the digital literacy gap
A recent PhillyCAM panel featuring FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn discussed ways to increase digital inclusion in disadvantaged communities.
method
May 17, 2016 9:09 am
Digital On-Ramps is bridging the digital divide job by job
It's a process that's working for the employment opportunity collaborative, which consists of 13 institutions and city agencies.
results
Mar. 1, 2016 2:44 pm
How a 32-partner front is tackling citywide illiteracy
The Mayor's Commission on Literacy just opened its fifth adult learning center at the Center for Literacy. It's the newest leg of the city's cross-sector agency fight against illiteracy.
method
Feb. 25, 2014 1:53 pm
LIFT Partners with Comcast to Bridge the Digital Divide in Low-Income Communities
Top of the Comcast Center at night. Photo via Flickr user Kevin Burkett LIFT, a national nonprofit which focuses on lifting families out of poverty, is partnering with Comcast to expand it’s digital literacy program in four low-income communities. In addition to Philadelphia, other cities served by the program include Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Through a […]