As you know, millions of disadvantage youth and their families have limited or no access to the information highway and this is referred to as the Digital Divide. By gaining access to technology, youth can increase their educational achievements, lead healthier lives, prepare for employment and become building blocks for their local community.
We are currently planning two events with both our organizations to address this concern and the following information will give you a greater understanding of these programs.
1st Annual Technology Youth Sports Games is uniquely designed to both maximize, improve the understanding of, and to gain better access to, gaming technology platforms and products while providing entertainment and assistance in bridging the Digital Divide that separate disadvantage youth. Our plan is to have this event in two locations in the next three months.
Van E. Staggs Jr
National Public Relations Officer
Delta Beta Lambda Fraternity, Inc.
Phone: 864-587-3046
Office Email: publicrelations@deltabetalambda.org
April age 13, Spartanburg, SC
August 7th, 2008 from 3pm - 5:30pm
Salvation Army Community Center
40 Foster Street
Spartanburg, SC 29301
The mission of the Tech-In-Bag Giveaway Program is to empower low- income youth by providing quality technology products and resources which will serve to enhance their learning environment. Our goal is to meet the limited technology access of the children in the Spartanburg community so they can have access to technology that can enhance their learning experience at school. This will prepare our youth starting the school year motivated, confident, and ready to learn. We hope to have this program the last week of July 2008.
Dyanne Lyles
Executive Director
Phone: 864-574-2055
Email: dyanne.lyles@technologyyouth.org
For more information on how your support is helping to make a difference in the lives of so many in our community, we invite you to browse our other web site at www.deltabetalambda.org . You can also find information there on our upcoming events for this year and Technology Youth Team opportunities. Feel Free to contact me personally at 864-699-9470 or 866-832-8137 (toll-free).
Advocacy Program
Providing research and case studies that show how digital tools and applications can improve low income youth and family education, health, employment, and civic opportunities. This research and case studies will urge groups working on low income youth and families issues to include technology access in their platforms and policy agendas. In addition to working for equitable access to digital tools for underserved families, the research will encourages leaders of low income youth to lobby for changes in public programs serving low income families to make them more effective, efficient and accessible by incorporating information and communications technology.