Fortune Society offers lessons in technology for New Yorkers who were incarcerated during tech boom
...the Fortune Society in Long Island City is distributing devices and offering lessons to New Yorkers coming out of prison...
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Jacob Schwartz
Nov 30, 2023
Digital Divide: New initiative allows formerly incarcerated who missed out on tech boom to catch up
...Laron Rodgers...compares his decades long stay in prison to a time warp in which the digital world passed him by.
Jacob Schwartz
Nov 1, 2023
Closing the Digital Skill Divide
The National Skills Coalition released Closing the Digital Skill Divide, a snapshot of demand for digital skills in the US labor market.
Jacob Schwartz
Oct 31, 2023
Digital Equity Coming to the Bronx!
Starting TOMORROW, November 1st, the Fortune Society Digital Equity Program will be bringing our ENTIRE suite of programs to SRP!
Andrew Barnes
Oct 24, 2023
Brand New Workshop: Microsoft Word - Styles!
We are happy to announce a new workshop that will be taught by the Digital Equity Team! This new course is "Microsoft Word – Styles".
Jacob Schwartz
Oct 1, 2023
FCC Taskforce to Prevent Digital Discrimination
The Digital Equity Team participated in a listening session held by the FCC's Taskforce on Preventing Digital Discrimination.
Adrienne Whaley
Apr 25, 2023
2023 Technology Fair
This year, our we'll host another in-person fair for Fortune Society participants at our Long Island City service center.
Adrienne Whaley
Apr 27, 2022
Nonprofit Helps Bridge Prison Digital Divide
There’s an initiative underway to help low-income New Yorkers and the formerly incarcerated adapt to an increasingly digital world.
Adrienne Whaley
Apr 27, 2022
The Fortune Society’s Technology Fair
On April 27th, we held our 1st Annual Technology Fair on-site at our LIC service center.
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