Our Mission
Crossing the Digital Divide is a non-profit organization with a very specific goal; to close the gap between the haves and the have-nots by bringing technology to the most vulnerable and "in need" of our society, people in recovery.
SUMMERTIME FUN : August 1, 2010
The New Year has quickly turned into mid-year as we head into late summer 2010. Great moment to consider what has shaped up so far for CDD and where we are heading for the rest of the year.
Most notably perhaps is our recent upgrading of the three Training Centers. As you who have taught one of classes have known, the equipment we’ve been using has been, quite outdated. The view was, which I believe is correct, that teaching Basic Computers to adults with little or no experience does not require the most updated software. The basic applications do not change much whether you are using Win 98 or Vista.
Still having more modern equipment does make the labs look more current. I think maybe where it will be the most useful is having USB ports with more RAM and a larger hard drive for programs we might wish to install in the future. So I am proud to report that we now have computers running XP along with some advanced Office Programs and room for growth. Please join us to teach a class soon and try out the new equipment and software. This equipment upgrade was made possible by the donation of a very generous donor and is much appreciated.
Speaking of donors, CDD has reached another new milestone; we have been awarded our first grant! Although we have been the recipient of many large equipment and monetary donations over these past six years we have not yet received a grant. This was encouraging for having that satisfaction alone besides receiving the funds. It was a donation from the Boeing Corporation, arranged by one of our long time members, Dan Kim and Becky Ha. Thanks to all for their tremendous support and contribution.
Lastly for now, we are again looking at our plans, to finally introduce our Advanced Training curriculum. Another one of our long time members, Enrique Reyes, has recently opened up a computer repair shop in the San Pedro area. Enrique helped design our advanced training curriculum. He is very supportive of offering the CDD Alumni jobs and Internships that could lead into a successful career. The discussions are just beginning but we are excited about the prospects of having our graduates go onto learn hands on from some of our highly experienced volunteers.
Have a wonderful rest of the summer!
CDD Board
