Connected Nation Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Sep 6, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$13,208,440

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Every community online the every community online digital inclusion initiatives are connected nation's technology adoption programs designed to bridge the digital divide. With the knowledge that technology access is critical for job creation and lifelong learning, every community online joins together public and private partners to help vulnerable populations overcome top barriers to technology adoption - broadband awareness and training, computer ownership, and subscription affordability. These initiatives place computers and other technologies in underprivileged households and at anchor institutions that serve underprivileged populations, such as community centers, boys and girls clubs, libraries, and shelters. Connected nation's initial digital inclusion strategy was established in 2004 in kentucky as a computer refurbishing program that placed computers in the hands of middle-school students in distressed appalachian regional commission counties. Over the last eight years, the program has evolved to include distributions to diverse segments of the population through connected nation's connectkentucky, connected tennessee, and connect ohio programs. The every community online programs have delivered nearly 10,000 computers along with printers, software, servers and other technologies. In tennessee, connected nation's computers 4 kids (c4k) program has had a significant impact on some of state's most vulnerable youth. To date, c4k has provided over 5,000 computers to at risk children and families across tennessee. C4k is working with the tennessee department of children's services to provide computers to children in the foster care system. In 2010, c4k received a federal grant to further its reach through the boys and girls clubs of tennessee. The c4k program deploys computers, academic support programs, and workforce training to two disparate, but especially at-risk, populations: those in the state's foster care system who are "aging out" as they turn 18, and youth who are active in the state's 75 boys & girls clubs. The american recovery and reinvestment act-funded program will impact the lives of nearly 60,000 youth across the state throughout the life of the grant providing a helping hand to youth that are working hard to attain a better life for themselves.in ohio, the every citizen online project provides free computer training sessions at public libraries, community colleges, community organizations, and educational centers throughout ohio and teaches new users how to access the internet and how to best utilize all the internet has to offer. The goal of the project is to showcase the many educational, healthcare, economic, and communication benefits of broadband use, and to encourage adoption by residents statewide. Currently, just 71% of ohioans subscribe to a broadband service at their home. Connect ohio has worked with sub-recipients to create over 300 training locations, through many community collaborative partnerships. Collaborations with organizations such as goodwill industries of south central ohio, ohio state university-extension, and clark state community college have furthered the programs reach exponentially into additional service areas to total 69 of ohio's 88 counties. The program raises awareness of the training opportunity as well as the applied uses of the internet through public service announcements (psas). Recent psa themes include job searching and helping small businesses, online education, communicating with family online, keeping up with what the kids are doing online, and added knowledge from researching online.

Filer

EIN

61-1394934