[FISCAL NOTES — LINE ITEMS] Austin’s Digital Inclusion Program

Connecting the Less Connected

Austin’s Digital Inclusion Program

Digital Ambassador Kimberlyn Barton-Reyes helps HACA resident Gloria Arzola use a search tool on the internet.

Austin may be ranked as one of the nation’s best places to live, but when it comes to digital inclusion, it has some work to do. Learn how the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) and Austin Pathways, a nonprofit subsidiary, are working to close that digital divide for its residents with its Unlocking the Connection program, which offers digital literacy classes and free or very low-cost internet. Read more in the latest Line Items article from Fiscal Notes.

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