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Community Tech Projects Get $320K in Grants
Councilmember Bruce Harrell and Tech Matching Fund grantees outside city hall before the grants were approved by the Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee. Mayor Mike McGinn and the...
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Touchstones: Rainier Beach
Touchstones: A Walking Tour of Rainier Beach is a neighborhood project that reveals the history, heritage and people of one of Seattle’s most unique neighborhoods. The inaugural tour will take place...
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Winners of the Evergreen Apps Challenge
Congratulations to the winners! Ready to bookmark and load some exciting tools? Watch out for Which Bus, Living Voters Guide, Trash Backwards, Alike, Seattle Rainwatch, and Food Inspector! These new...
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DESC grant making a difference
The Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) helps chronically homeless adults gain the skills they need in order to obtain and maintain employment, providing them with economic well-being,...
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Update: FCC Committee for Diversity in the Digital Age
Seattle’s Tony Perez, Office of Cable Communications director, serves on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Committee for Diversity in the Digital Age. Tony shared with us some information...
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Jack Straw Offers Hands On English Training
Seattle World School student reads poetry to practice English. Photo by Nancy Peterfreund. Jack Straw Productions, a multidisciplinary audio arts center in the University District, has been providing...
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Ethiopian Lab Offers Computer Knowledge in Amharic
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn visits the ECS computer center during the Ethiopian New Year. The Ethiopian Community in Seattle (ECS) serves all persons of Ethiopian origin by providing help to those in...
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Technology Matching Fund, Due March 4
Tech Matching Fund awards up to $20,000 in matching funds to community projects which increase resident access to information technology, increase literacy in using technology, and/or apply technology...
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LIHI’s Volunteer Powered Training Program Helps Residents Achieve Goals
Congratulations to LIHI graduate, Tekle Haggos, at the Bart Harvey in the Cascade Neighborhood. Low Income Housing Institute’s Computer Technology and Job Search Training program is on the move. With...
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African Chamber Supports Computer Literacy in Rainier Beach
Peter Gishuru, Yohannes Beshi and ACPNW intern Ida Goitem with students at the lab. Peter Gishuru, the President and CEO of the African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest (ACCPNW), was...
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East African Youth Share Journeys, Learn English With Digital Book
The digital book Tarikna is an amazing journey for readers and for its 14 youth authors from Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia. Tarikna was produced through a combined English literacy and digital media...
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OneAmerica Finds Success with Digital Approach to Language Learning
One America English Innovations Graduates OneAmerica provided a 13-week series English Innovations classes this winter, with support from the 2013 Technology Matching Fund, for immigrants living and...
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Gay City Health Project Offers Computer Access
With support from the Technology Matching Fund in 2012 Gay City expanded the LGBT Resource Center. Gay City Health Project is a multicultural gay men’s health organization that promotes wellness in...
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Salmon Culture Meets Game Programming
Go here to see the work of this wonderful group of students. Fall off a rock and maybe you’ll be lucky enough to be rescued by the salmon people! It’s really fun when it’s one of the many video games...
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City awards Technology Matching Funds to 24 community groups
2013 Technology Matching Fund Recipients Over 70 community representatives came to City Hall on Aug 7th to share about the amazing work they do helping Seattle’s most vulnerable residents gain...
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Technology Matching Fund featured on CityStream
The Seattle Channel’s weekly magazine show, CityStream, featured Community Technology. Hear the inspiring stories of how the Technology Matching Fund empowers people to reach their goals....
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Filipino Community Center Offers a STEAM Lab Program for Low Income Youth
STEAM Lab, an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math in progress. The Filipino Community of Seattle is offering a technology instruction project for up to 50 youths starting this...
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Save the Date: Tech Matching Grant deadline March 12
Stay tuned for more information on www.seattle.gov/tech/tech. Application will be available in January. Funding for technology literacy, access and civic engagement projects.
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Iu-Mien American Association Launches a New Computer Literacy Program
With support from the Technology Matching Fund to install state-of-the-art laptops, Iu-Mien now provides computer access at their Southeast Seattle location. Volunteers play a key role in providing...
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Digital documents for the homeless
Have you ever misplaced an important piece of paper, like a birth certificate or an identification card? A hassle, yes, but not that big a deal. Now imagine if you were homeless. People struggling...
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