Edward Waters College 7 Computers College students at Edward Waters College in the Criminal Justice Program who are mentoring youth at the Citi Teen Center in Moncrieff at the Boys & Girls Club. Volunteering at the Closing the Digital Divide Event. It came to our attention that these college students do not have a computer. We provided a computer to each of the seven young men so that their coursework would be more accessible. Pace Center for Girls 50 Computers The Pace Center for Girls is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Jacksonville. The Pace Center provides at risk girls with responsive prevention/intervention services in a nonresidential setting. The program includes case management, counseling, and education with a career focus. We were introduced to the Clay County center, and found that these girls did not have computers, nor were there an adequate number of computers at the school, for the girls to be able to participate in coding and learning about career opportunities. Each of the 50 young ladies who attend the program received a computer. provided to the girls at the Clay Campus of the PACE Center for Girls in partnership with the Clay County Education Foundation. The Recovery School 15 Computers The Recover School has a vision is to support a safe and sober learning environment for students in the community who are ready to commit both academically and therapeutically, after a battle with an addictive disorder or substance abuse. The school supports the needs of student in education as well as attending to therapeutic needs. But there is a problem. There is no STEM learning that is occurring in the school, and there is a lack of access to technology for these students. The computers provided are empowering students to do their homework, learn the basics of coding, and explore careers. JASMYN 20 Computers JASMYN supports and empowers LGBTQ young people by creating safe space, providing health and wholeness services and offering youth development opportunities, while bringing people and resources together to promote equality and human rights. Many of these young people have been abandoned by their families, and do not have the resources needed to be successful, to do their schoolwork, and to learn about STEM careers and gain coding skills. Through partnering with THE PLAYERS, we learned of this organization and have allocated these computers so these young people can continue their studies during the COVID-19 pandemic, and attend a series of computer science focused workshops to 25 Computers Through this initiative, the Putnam County School District distributed 25 computers throughout the district to assist with the transition to online learning required through the COVID-19 situation. These 25 computers are empowering learning to continue in some of the most rural reaches of our region. be scheduled as health conditions allow. Putnam County School District
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