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Closing the Digital Divide with Refurbished PCs
Refurbishing Workshop manager, Karita Matlock, at work The main contributor to the Digital Divide is a lack of access to affordable computer equipment. Under resourced people who could benefit greatly...
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Tech Mob Recyling Event a Success
Michael Liimatta, Ben Martin, Burton Kelso and Rick Deane Great turnout for the Tech Mob electronics recycling event on April 11! We received a good number of used PCs to refurbish for low income...
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Spring 2015 Brings New Opportunities
Michael Liimatta is now Our Full-time CEO Michael Liimatta, CEO of Connecting for Good. Photo: Angela C. Bond, The Pitch Michael Liimatta, cofounder of Connecting for Good, began serving full-time as...
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Low Income Housing Gets Free Wi-Fi
We have partnered with the residents association of Glanville Towers to install a small PC lab and bring free Wi-Fi Internet to all 108 apartments. The facility at 730 Nebraska is operated by the...
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Highlights of CFG’s 2015 Midyear Report
Digital Life Skills classes at the Reconciliation Services Internet Cafe Digital literacy training sessions are held each week at our main sites, 3101 Troost and 2006 N 3rd Street. We have also...
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Two Awards Recognize Our Work in Public Housing
Kansas City, Kansas Housing Authority executive director, Thomas Scott, presents the awards to Michael Liimatta, CFG CEO At the July 16, 2015 board meeting of the Kansas City, Kansas Housing Authority,...
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About Us
The Digital Divide is very real in Kansas City. We believe it is one of the most important social justice issues of our day. 25% of Kansas City area residents don’t have broadband Internet access at...
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Get Internet & PCs to Kids at Pemberton Park
The Digital Divide effects children more than just about any other group. Without Internet access it is nearly impossible for them to succeed in school, making it harder to go on to live productive...
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Pemberton Park Project Update
On September 4, we announced our effort to bring computers and Internet to the families at Pemberton Park. It is a facility in Kansas City, Missouri for low-income seniors who are raising their...
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New Linwood Area Computer Center Opens
To better serve Kansas City’s urban core, Connecting for Good has established a new public access computer lab and learning center in the newly renovated Linwood Presbyterian complex, located near the...
View ArticleAnother First for Kansas City: Free Google Fiber For Low-Income Housing...
Some low-income housing residents in Kansas City now have some of the fastest Internet in the country — for free. Kansas City is the first place Google Fiber is giving away its premier service, at no...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan Graduate Students spend time working with Connecting...
Huge thanks to the four Master’s students from University of Michigan Ross Business School for their work with CEO Tom Esselman, COO Rick Deane and the entire CFG staff this past week. This is the 2nd...
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Staff Changes Reflect Growth
Clint Wynn began serving as Director of Community Outreach for Connecting for Good in October 2013. He oversees all of the training programs of the organization, manages relationships with...
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Ambitious Fall Training Schedule
Jason, Nancy and Pauline at the KC Black Expo Our Fall 2013 Digital Inclusion Campaign has kept our staff and volunteers very busy for the months of October and November. We have been conducting free...
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NE Wyandotte County Computer Center
We began a new initiative in partnership with the Kansas City Kansas Housing Authority – the development of a community technology center in one of their properties, 2006 NE 3rd Street. It is located...
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2013 Recap: A Year of Real Growth
In train the trainer classes volunteers learn to teach digital literacy. January: Center on Westport Road in Kansas City, MO is opened and a digital life skills classes and PC refurbishing begin....
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Transforming KC’s Urban Core with Technology
Every afternoon our computer lab is filled with people from Juniper Gardens Connecting for Good provides free Internet to over 500 households at three different low income housing complexes. And this...
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Our Commitment to Connectivity
The Digital Divide is very real in Kansas City. We believe tackling it is one of the most important social justice issues of our day. 25% of Kansas City area residents don’t have broadband...
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2014 Goals to Close the Digital Divide
Internet access brings with it a chance to apply for jobs online, connections with family and friends, information about medical and health issues, online education – GED completion and college...
View ArticleFinal Tally of Free Tax Services Totaled Success
The Kansas City, MO State Office Building closed its doors to low-income residents who waited in line for hours every tax season for free tax help and information on how to receive their Missouri...
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