“This is an issue that directly impacts our clients and the community that we strive to serve daily. To this end, we realized that San Antonio Housing Authority can play a leading role in closing the digital gap in our community,” Morris Stribling, chairman of the SAHA Board of Managers, said in a press release. “By convening different community partners in a collaborative effort called ConnectHome, with representatives from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, we can achieve the goal of moving San Antonio into the 21st century by providing digital inclusion to our community.”
“Through a well-paced and strategically phased approach, with participation from a range of community partners, the ConnectHome Initiative will be able to ensure a coordinated and sustained change in the digital landscape of San Antonio,” David Nisivoccia, interim president and CEO at SAHA, says.
Make broadband Internet more adoptable by building new models to provide broadband infrastructure and to offer residents free or discounted service.
Make broadband Internet more valuable by giving residents localized, free, and culturally sensitive training in essential digital literacy skills that will allow them to effectively utilize high-speed Internet.
Make broadband Internet adoption sustainable by providing devices and technical support to our residents and by refocusing existing HUD resources to supplement and sustain the work of ConnectHome.
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