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Flushing organization awarded $40,000 Spectrum digital education grant
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Flushing organization Asian
Americans for Equality is one of three
local New York City recipients to receive
a Spectrum Digital Education Grant to
enhance its digital literacy in the Asian
American community.
AAFE will receive $40,000 to train students
in its Youth and Family Program,
and to assist seniors in the Flushing area
in developing digital skills. Th e grant
was announced at a ceremony held at
AAFE’s offi ce located at 35-34 Union St.
in Flushing.
Spectrum provides a full range of services,
including Spectrum TV video
entertainment programming, Spectrum
Internet access and Spectrum Voice.
“In our increasingly technology-driven
world, the importance of digital education
and access to digital resources cannot
be overstated,” said Rodney Capel,
vice president, of government aff airs
at Spectrum. “Th rough the Spectrum
Digital Education Grant Program, we
partner with leading community organizations
like Asian Americans for Equality
to help bridge the divide and provide
communities in need with the tools to
grow and prosper in the digital age.”
Asian American for Equality and 22
other deserving nonprofi t organizations
– all in other Spectrum markets across
the country — were chosen from among
more than 170 applicants as Spectrum
Digital Education Grant recipients —
part of an overall $1 million commitment
by Spectrum to provide digital education
in the communities it serves.
“Th rough our new digital skills training
program in Queens, AAFE will be
able to create new opportunities for hundreds
of low-income, immigrant community
members,” said Jennifer Sun and
Th omas Yu, co-executive directors of
Asian Americans for Equality. “We’re
excited about this initiative, which will
train students in our Youth & Family
Program to assist seniors and family
members in developing their digital
skills. AAFE would like to thank
Spectrum for supporting our community
in Flushing.”
Spectrum Digital Education grants
support organizations that help educate
families and seniors on the benefi ts of
broadband and how to use it to improve
their lives. Th rough the $1 million eff ort,
Spectrum will also provide PSAs, workshops
and other technical assistance to
local nonprofi ts.
Photo courtesy of AAFE
Asian Americans for Equality received a $4,000 Spectrum Digital Education Grant to enhance its digital literacy in the Asian American community.
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