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FCC: Broadband Opportunities for Rural America
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.
Website: http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/index.htm?job=broadband_home
Practitioner Name: Kevin J. Martin
Practitioner Tel: 888-225-5322
Practitioner E-mail: KJMWEB@fcc.gov
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Firebaugh Computer Training Center
Location: California (CA)
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The mission of the Firebaugh Computer Learning Center is to provide social, economic and educational advancement opportunities to residents of Firebaugh and the surrounding rural area through technology training and programs
Website: http://www.firebaughclc.org/
Practitioner Name: John Baltierra
Practitioner Tel: 559-659-1349
Practitioner E-mail: firebaughclc@yahoo.com
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Foundation For Succesful Solutions
Location: California (CA)
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Foundation for Successful Solutions-Project T.E.C.H. (Project T.E.C.H.) is committed to providing programs and services that prepare people for living and working together in this new millennium.
Website: http://www.fsstech.org/
Practitioner Name: Karen Wade
Practitioner Tel: 323.687.4662
Practitioner E-mail: n/a
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Foundation for Successful Solutions
Location: California (CA)
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Since 2001, Project T.E.C.H. has served more than 600 individuals and organization through our training classes, computer donations, technical support, and media services.
While serving a predominately African American and Latino population, our participants have also included many seniors, and youth with developmental disabilities.
Through our mission and in providing technology access and training, we demonstrate that technology is tool to be used for personal and professional growth, for academic achievement, creative expression, civic engagement, and much more -- for bridging the 'divides' that prevent individuals and families from reaching their full potential.
We also recognize that every person may not aspire to be high-tech gurus or corporate leaders. Our goal is to train, teach, encourage, and guide -- in a way that provides the knowledge and skills one needs to make good and wise decisions for oneself, one's family, and community.
Foundation for Successful Solutions-Project T.E.C.H. (Project T.E.C.H.) is committed to providing programs and services that prepare people for living and working together in this new millennium. Project T.E.C.H. has been operating its community technology program at the Tom Bradley Youth and Family Center since Spring 2001, and at the South Seas House since Summer 2004.
Beyond technology skills development and its benefits (high tech), the success of Project T.E.C.H. centers are equally measured by the relationships formed in the process--the sense of self-worth and community that develops among participants (high touch).
Our target populations include economically and educationally disadvantaged families, children and youth, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those open and willing to build relationships across race, class, gender, ability, and culture.
Project T.E.C.H. programs focus on:
Technology access, literacy & fluency
Literacy & communication skills
Employment skills development
Education & vocational training
Information & Communications
Technologies
Community collaboration & networking
Website: http://www.fsstech.org
Practitioner Name: Karen L. Wade
Practitioner Tel: 323.687.4662
Practitioner E-mail: n/a
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Foundation for Understanding and Enhancement
Location: California (CA)
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The Foundation for Understanding and Enhancement (FUNEN) is a non-profit public-benefit corporation established in 1988. The overall goal of the organization is to sponsor and support activities to enhance understanding, knowledge and opportunities among the peoples of the world.
Website: http://www.funen.org/
Practitioner Name: Ashok Patardan
Practitioner Tel: 925-676-9676
Practitioner E-mail: n/a
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Franklin Community Action Corporation's (FCAC) Family Focus
Greenfield Family Center
Location: Massachusetts (MA)
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FCAC's Family Focus project was launched in early 2001 to increase computer literacy skills for families with young children living in Franklin County, a predominantly rural area in the western part of Massachusetts. The project has drawn participants from FCAC's Head Start and childhood education programs.
Services/Activities. Currently, Family Focus has two areas of activity. Volunteers at the Greenfield Family Center assist parents in learning how to use computers. Parents can set up e-mail accounts, search the Web for jobs or child-related information, use the computers to write resumes, or use other software programs. The other area of activity involves Greenfield Even Start, also housed in the facility, which provides learning opportunities for young parents who lack a HS diploma or GED. The project helps these young parents with computer basics, and permits them to use computers three days weekly to do on-line job searches or type papers for their classes to obtain GEDs.
Goal. To increase computer literacy skills for families with young children who lack them and who live in Greenfield and the surrounding area.
Future Plans. These include expanding computer literacy classes for Even Start participants as well as either providing computer training for local community members or having other trainers/agencies use the facilities to provide such training.
Website: http://www.fcac.net/
Practitioner Name: n/a
Practitioner Tel: n/a
Practitioner E-mail: ilynetwork@fcac.net
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Free Press
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Free Press is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media. Through education, organizing and advocacy, we promote diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media, and universal access to communications.Media play a huge role in our lives. TV, radio, the Internet, movies, books and newspapers inform and influence our ideas, opinions, values and beliefs. They shape our understanding of the world and give us the information we need to hold our leaders accountable. But our media system is failing. This broken system isn't natural. For far too long, corrupt media policy has been made behind closed doors in the public's name but without our informed consent. If we want better media, we need better media policies. If we want better policies, we must engage more people in policy debates and demand better media.
Website: http://www.freepress.net/
Practitioner Name: n/a
Practitioner Tel: 877.888.1533
Practitioner E-mail: info@digitalinclusionforum.com
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Freedom Technologies
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Based in Washington, DC, Freedom Technologies, Inc. (FTI) has provided strategic consulting services for clients in the telecommunications and information technology (IT) sectors since 1992. FTI has unique expertise and capabilities at the nexus of business, technology and public policy.Their consultants understand the impact that government has on business plans and technology development, and they help clients navigate the corridors of power-in Washington and around the world-to achieve their policy and regulatory goals.
Website: http://www.freedomtechnologiesinc.com/
Practitioner Name: Albert Halprin
Practitioner Tel: 703-442-0119
Practitioner E-mail: bert@htgm.com
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G3ict: The Global Initiative for Inclusive Technologies
Location: Georgia (GA)
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A flagship partnership initiative of GAID, the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development, G3ict is headed by W2i , the Wireless Internet Institute in cooperation with the Secretariat for the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities and UNITAR, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.Over the past five years, W2i has developed programs with the United Nations ICT Task Force, InfoDev (World Bank) and UNITAR in the context of the World Summit on the Information Society. In 2006, the Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development selected W2i's proposal to form G3ict, the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs in order to facilitate a multi-stakeholder dialogue on ICT accessibility issues and develop a knowledge base and best practices sharing platform in support of the implementation of the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in matters of accessible and assistive ICTs. Designed as a two-year program to foster multi-stakeholder participation and dialogue, G3ict is supported by voluntary contributions from private sector companies. The Initiative has participating parties representing ICT vendors, major users of ICTs in industry, and the public sector (international institutions, organizations, and government). All stakeholders from the private sector, public sector, and non-governmental organizations concerned by issues related to ICTs and persons living with disabilities are welcome to participate in its work program.
Website: http://www.g3ict.com
Practitioner Name: Axel Leblois
Practitioner Tel: 404-446-4169
Practitioner E-mail: axel_leblois@g3ict.com
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Girl Source
Location: California (CA)
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Since 1998, GirlSource has been providing meaningful employment and leadership opportunities for low-income, high-school-age girls in San Francisco. Our paid job program offers technology training, supplemented by individual guidance to help girls finish high school, go on to college, and launch their careers.
Website: http://www.girlsource.org/about.html
Practitioner Name: Leticia Hernandez
Practitioner Tel: 415-252-8880
Practitioner E-mail: leticia@girlsource.org
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