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2003 Highlights
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BDBF Annual Letter
Edward L. DeMore & Steven J. Gag
Happy New Year. We are off to a great start in 2004 and we are writing to you with some great news that we recently received. The Center for Social Policy at the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at UMASS Boston (CSP) has found that the Technology Goes Home program is effectively working towards meeting its three primary goals of increasing community collaboration, enhancing employment opportunities for adults and improving academic performance of children.
Midway through a two-year evaluation process the Center for Social Policy has released a summary of their findings (see report). The results indicate that families are becoming closer due to their shared TGH experiences, families are developing strong connections with community agencies and that they are progressing due to their participation in the program. Statistics show that:
· 99% of TGH participants were satisfied with the TGH program
· 95% of the participants said the courses had a strong effect on their computer skills
· 87% of graduates reported that TGH had a strong influence on their connection to the community
· TGH has a strong effect on a child's school performance as stated by 92% of parent participants
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Center for Social Policy Report Reveals TGH is Effective
http://www.imakenews.com/digitalbridge/M...
Center for Social Policy / UMASS Boston
Technology Goes Home (TGH) is an innovative program designed to bridge the digital divide by bringing technology into low-income families’ homes. As a Boston Digital Bridge Foundation program, TGH strives to prepare adults for employment opportunities and to help children improve academic performance by offering computer training and equipment to families in Boston neighborhoods and schools. (Click here for full report.)
Classes are offered in groups, with parents and children learning together in order to strengthen families and build community as well as skills. Neighborhood programs are operated in six communities through Neighborhood Technology Collaboratives, coalitions of community-based organizations. These coalitions select participating families, and provide training, practice lab space and ongoing support.
The TGH @ School program uses a similar model through which parents and their children participate in technology training delivered by fourth-grade teachers.
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