AT&T is helping a Youngstown non-profit’s mission to improve digital literacy in the Valley.

A $20,000 grant from AT&T is designed to enable the Oak Hill Collaborative to provide computer education classes and workshops for students, unemployed or underemployed adults, and seniors.

The Oak Hill Collaborative focuses on community revitalization and workforce development on Youngstown’s South Side.

In addition to the grant, AT&T Ohio will partner with the collaborative to offer a Digital Literacy Workshop to help parents, caregivers, and families use computers and mobile devices, navigate the internet and commonly used apps, and participate safely and responsibly in today’s digital world.

The workshop is based on a curated series of digital literacy courses offered by AT&T and created in collaboration with the Public Library Association.

In addition to providing tools to bridge the digital divide, the Oak Hill Collaborative, located at 507 Oak Hill Avenue in Youngstown, provides small business incubation services, a space that provides tools and resources to grow ideas into viable inventions, market products, and goods, and a meeting space for community organizations and revitalization efforts.

Some of the free computer courses currently being offered include:

  • August 9th, 2022, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM - Cybersecurity Basics (Lunch Provided)
  • August 16th, 2022, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM - Bible App Class
  • August 23th, 2022, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM - Making Mobile Multimedia
  • August 30th, 2022, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM - Excel with Excel

 The collaborative is helping people deduct $30 from their internet bill via the Affordable Connectivity Program.

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