Media organization helps tackle Atlanta’s digital divide
Media giant Comcast has fronted grant money to fund computer literacy programs.
The Center for Pan-Asian Community Services (CPACS) is one of the oldest agencies in the Southeast. They provide various resources for low-income Asian communities.
It’s located in the Chamblee area and vice president Yotin Srivanjarean says his organization will use their part of the grant money to upgrade a computer lab.
“With more tools in hand, our youth will be better educated and of course better prepared for the workforce.”
Atlanta has been named among the most wired cities but that doesn’t mean everyone has access to the Internet. That’s why the city should be involved in making sure the digital divide doesn’t continue to grow wider says Atlanta city council president Caesar Mitchell.
“Unfettered access to education is the number one economic development activity any community can engage in on a day-to-day basis.”
Comcast is making more than $150,000 available to the organizations.
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