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CMAP TV Receives Federal Stimulus Funding to Foster New Generation of Youth Technology Adopters in Hollister
Gilroy, Calif, Aug. 19, 2010 -- Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP TV) announced today that the organization will receive federal stimulus funding through a partnership with Zero Divide.
ZeroDivide was awarded $1,384,242 by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a new generation of youth technology users within underserved communities in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington states.
CMAP will develop a media and technology youth media program enabling San Benito County youth to become skilled media creators and consumers and increase civic involvement and community-wide adoption of new media tools. CMAP will partner with the Hollister Youth Alliance, the San Benito Free Library, San Benito Community Foundation, Si Se Puede Community Center, and other local non-profit organizations to engage youth and the community in this new program.
ZeroDivide, a cutting-edge public foundation which supports technology adoption and capacity-building in underserved communities, received the $1,384,242 in NTIA funding through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
The "Generation ZD Digital Literacy Program" targets low-income, minority, disabled, and otherwise underserved youth between the ages of 5-25, who have limited or no access to digital and information technology in the home. These young people will be served through a three-prong approach of a digital literacy skills curriculum; an online content creation and distribution program; and capacity-building and sustainability efforts at community anchor institutions within each participant state.
"Our increasingly complex and technology-driven world exacerbates the social and economic inequalities that affect underserved young people," said Tessie Guillermo, President and CEO of ZeroDivide. "Access issues like cost and lack of relevant content combine with social issues such as race and cultural incompetence to create huge barriers to broadband adoption. We are proud that the Federal Government has chosen ZeroDivide as a partner in lifting these barriers and opening up opportunity to the young people who are in greatest need."
Working in partnership with 7 community anchor institutions across 6 western states, ZeroDivide will train new broadband users, build replicable best practices digital media curricula, and provide technical assistance and capacity-building support.
Kathy Bisbee, Executive Director of CMAP was thrilled to get the news, "We are extremely excited to partner with ZeroDivide and bring this program to underserved youth in San Benito County. We look forward to working with our community partners on this program to bridge the digital divide, and provide media and technology training in San Benito County.” Bisbee mentioned that support from Congressmember Sam Farr, Congressmember, Mike Honda, and CA Assemblymember Bill Monning was critical in bringing stimulus funding to San Benito County.
The youth to be served reside in Humboldt and San Benito Counties, CA; Maui County, HI; City of Santa Fe, NM; Multnomah and Washington Counties, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; and King, Snohomish, Skagit Island, and Pierce Counties, WA.
The Community Anchor Institutions are Access Humboldt, CA; Akaku: Maui Community Television, HI; Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Fe, NM; Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP), CA; Portland Community Media, OR; Reel Grrls, WA; and Spy Hop Productions, UT. They will be supported in disability accessibility work by the Alliance for Technology Access, CA.
About CMAP TV:
CMAP provides free and low-cost media literacy, multimedia storytelling, technology, and video production trainings to any local resident, to non-profit organizations and to the education community. Over the past eight years CMAP has trained local residents, youth, educators, and staff from local non-profits and aired their local media programs on its cable channels for public, educational and for government access (channels 17, 18, 19, and 20), in community screenings and online at www.cmap.tv.
About ZeroDivide:
ZeroDivide increases technology adoption among underserved communities by providing financial support, capacity building and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations that benefit low-income, minority, immigrant, non-English speaking, LGBT, seniors, and disability communities. For more information, please visit http://www.ZeroDivide.org .
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CMAP CONTACT: Kathy Bisbee, CMAP, 831.846.4983 x6
CONTACT: John Hoffman, ZeroDivide, 415-773-0388 x314
CMAP TV Receives Federal Stimulus Funding to Foster New Generation of Youth Technology Adopters in HollisterGilroy, Calif, Aug. 19, 2010 -- Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP TV) announced today that the organization will receive federal stimulus funding through a partnership with Zero Divide.
ZeroDivide was awarded $1,384,242 by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a new generation of youth technology users within underserved communities in California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington states.
CMAP will develop a media and technology youth media program enabling San Benito County youth to become skilled media creators and consumers and increase civic involvement and community-wide adoption of new media tools. CMAP will partner with the Hollister Youth Alliance, the San Benito Free Library, San Benito Community Foundation, Si Se Puede Community Center, and other local non-profit organizations to engage youth and the community in this new program.
ZeroDivide, a cutting-edge public foundation which supports technology adoption and capacity-building in underserved communities, received the $1,384,242 in NTIA funding through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
The "Generation ZD Digital Literacy Program" targets low-income, minority, disabled, and otherwise underserved youth between the ages of 5-25, who have limited or no access to digital and information technology in the home. These young people will be served through a three-prong approach of a digital literacy skills curriculum; an online content creation and distribution program; and capacity-building and sustainability efforts at community anchor institutions within each participant state.
"Our increasingly complex and technology-driven world exacerbates the social and economic inequalities that affect underserved young people," said Tessie Guillermo, President and CEO of ZeroDivide. "Access issues like cost and lack of relevant content combine with social issues such as race and cultural incompetence to create huge barriers to broadband adoption. We are proud that the Federal Government has chosen ZeroDivide as a partner in lifting these barriers and opening up opportunity to the young people who are in greatest need."
Working in partnership with 7 community anchor institutions across 6 western states, ZeroDivide will train new broadband users, build replicable best practices digital media curricula, and provide technical assistance and capacity-building support.
Kathy Bisbee, Executive Director of CMAP was thrilled to get the news, "We are extremely excited to partner with ZeroDivide and bring this program to underserved youth in San Benito County. We look forward to working with our community partners on this program to bridge the digital divide, and provide media and technology training in San Benito County.” Bisbee mentioned that support from Congressmember Sam Farr, Congressmember, Mike Honda, and CA Assemblymember Bill Monning was critical in bringing stimulus funding to San Benito County.
The youth to be served reside in Humboldt and San Benito Counties, CA; Maui County, HI; City of Santa Fe, NM; Multnomah and Washington Counties, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; and King, Snohomish, Skagit Island, and Pierce Counties, WA.
The Community Anchor Institutions are Access Humboldt, CA; Akaku: Maui Community Television, HI; Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Fe, NM; Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP), CA; Portland Community Media, OR; Reel Grrls, WA; and Spy Hop Productions, UT. They will be supported in disability accessibility work by the Alliance for Technology Access, CA.
About CMAP TV:
CMAP provides free and low-cost media literacy, multimedia storytelling, technology, and video production trainings to any local resident, to non-profit organizations and to the education community. Over the past eight years CMAP has trained local residents, youth, educators, and staff from local non-profits and aired their local media programs on its cable channels for public, educational and for government access (channels 17, 18, 19, and 20), in community screenings and online at www.cmap.tv.
About ZeroDivide:
ZeroDivide increases technology adoption among underserved communities by providing financial support, capacity building and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations that benefit low-income, minority, immigrant, non-English speaking, LGBT, seniors, and disability communities. For more information, please visit http://www.ZeroDivide.org .
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CMAP CONTACT: Kathy Bisbee, CMAP, 831.846.4983 x6
CONTACT: John Hoffman, ZeroDivide, 415-773-0388 x314
