Lead for America - AmeriCorps
NATIONAL CORE CAMPAIGN: Bridging the Digital Divide
In today’s world, broadband access and digital skills are an important foundation for economic prosperity in every community. Yet too many of our rural and emerging communities have been left behind - and our workforce, healthcare access, and agricultural economies suffer as a result.
Bridging the digital divide is a core campaign of the American Connection Corps and is an issue that unites all ACC Members as they serve across fields related to Economic Opportunity, Health and Social Capital, and Agriculture and Natural Resources. In 2021, Congress invested $65 billion of infrastructure funding toward broadband development and digital inclusion to connect the country. Through ACC’s training intensives and national support network, our members are equipped with the tools to understand how they can channel these resources, and many more, to their local communities.
Lead For America AmeriCorps Members are available to serve interested stakeholders and populations and are currently assigned to multiple hosted sites located throughout the Commonwealth, including:
- Municipalities
- Regional Planning Agencies
- Community Based Organizations
- Healthcare Facilities or Organizations
MRPC is one of 15 Lead for America “host sites” in Massachusetts. MRPC’s Lead for America AmeriCorps Member is now available to provide assistance, including the following services:
Services
- American Connectivity Program (ACP) Enrollment Help
- Host Community Listening Sessions
- Discuss internet availability and costs
- Host Internet and Technology Sessions
- Contact to schedule a meeting
- Chloe Zearfoss: czearfoss@mrpc.org
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