Through the generous donation of the Victoria Foundation and several donors, Project Ready has launched five learning resource centers throughout the City of Newark to close the digital divide gap. The resource centers located within Apostle House 1, 2, and 3, St. Rocco’s and Harmony House serve over 145 displaced children. Since March, Project Ready has donated over 150 hot spots and 43 Chromebooks to shelters and at-risk students.
Close the Opportunity Gap
The Coronavirus pandemic and the recent wave of racial and social injustices have illustrated Newark’s wide and systemic opportunity gap. These two current crises have demonstrated that quality remote learning opportunities are incredibly limited for hundreds, if not thousands, of students. The digital and resource divide facing school-aged children of color and those experiencing poverty is not a new phenomenon -- but it is a growing one, and it’s intensely and disproportionately affecting displaced and at-risk youth.
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Digital Divide In the News
NJLeftBehind
“Now I Have Hope,” Says Homeless Mom, After Project Ready Provides Wifi and Laptops.
Across Newark there are 160 displaced students who live in shelters and motels. Jacqueline Vargas, a student herself and the mother of two children, ages 13 and 8 discusses the digital divide.
Chalkbeat
In poll, Newarkers say remote learning is fine, but still worry about learning loss
A slight majority of Newark parents are satisfied with their children’s remote learning work — but they’re also worried their children will fall behind academically during the school shutdown, a new poll shows.
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NJSPOTlight
Opinion: For Homeless Residents, the Digital Divide is a Digital Chasm
We all need to do our part to bridge this critical gap, or COVID-19 will continue to further divide our communities between haves and have-nots.
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