Closing the Digital Divide: UnidosNow Receives Grant For Its Digital Navigator Initiative

The Giving Coast

With access to smartphones, streaming high-res video, meeting platforms like Zoom, and the high-speed internet, it’s easy to feel like you’re living in the future. It’s also easy to forget that millions of low-income Americans lack this access. As a result, they’re forced to live in the past. This “digital divide” is devastating to education and career opportunities alike. But UnidosNow is working hard to bridge the gap in the
Sarasota-Manatee region. Thanks to a $25,000 grant the nonprofit organization received from the Knight Donor Advised Fund and Bradenton COVID-19 Response Fund of Manatee Community Foundation, low-income families will soon share the benefits of our digital economy in our area. This includes both high-speed access and expert guidance. UnidosNow offers educational and professional outreach initiatives to the Hispanic and Latino communities in Sarasota and Manatee counties so that they can create circles of opportunities for generations to come. The organization achieves this through education initiatives, leadership training, community services, and civic engagement.

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