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Indulge your inner techno-geek and get involved with one of the many local organizations working to bridge the digital divide in San Francisco. It’s about a lot more than WiFi – like providing basic education and training to help our underserved communities reap the benefits of technology that many San Franciscans take for granted. Our thanks to The Media Alliance for providing this resource of groups who are acting locally and changing the world:
Arriba Juntos Arriba Juntos promotes economic self-sufficiency for San Franciscans and their families through occupational training–including computer trainings–and related employment opportunities.
Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts & Technology (BAYCAT) BAYCAT inspires and educates underserved youth and adults of Bayview Hunters Point.
Bayview Mobilization for Adolescent Growth in our Communities (BMagic) BMagic is a neighborhood-based process for mobilizing community leaders, social service providers, schools, juvenile justice agencies, church communities, and families in Bayview Hunters Point. BMagic provides technological support to youth and family agencies in the neighborhood.
Caminos Centro de Capacitación / Pathway Learning Center Caminos Pathways Learning Center uses computers to provide educational and employment opportunities to low-income, immigrant women of the Bay Area. Classes in technology and a job skills program help to strengthen the self reliance of each participant and contribute to the greater health of the community.
Community Technology Foundation of California As technology transforms how we live, work and communicate, our mission is to bring the benefits of information and communications technology to underserved communities. We envision a world in which there is a technology user in every home, a technology resource center in every community, and where technology no longer divides, but is a bridge to a better life.
CompuMentor A nonprofit organization specializing in technology assistance for community-based organizations and schools.
Frisco Girls Where teens can get the 411 from the 415!
Girl Source Girl Source providers meaningful employment and leadership opportunities for low-income, high-school-age girls in San Francisco. Paid job programs include technology, community leadership, and speakers bureau training, supplemented by individual guidance and workshops to help girls finish high school, go on to college, and launch their careers.
Homeless Prenatal Program In their Technology Center, clients learn software applications,such as Microsoft Word and Excel, how to use the Internet, and how to create an e-mail account. They learn how to research health questions and how to look for jobs and housing on the Internet.
Latino Issues Forum LIF has dedicated itself to improving the lives of Latinos by producing high quality research, conducting community education forums, building coalitions, serving as a resource to media; and hard hitting advocacy.
Media Alliance A media resource and advocacy center for media workers, non-profit organizations, and social justice activists. Our mission is excellence, ethics, diversity, and accountability in all aspects of the media in the interests of peace, justice, and social responsibility.
Oasis for Girls Oasis provides a safe place where girls and young women in San Francisco’s culturally diverse South of Market neighborhood are inspired and empowered to become strong and creative leaders. Their programs include tutorial assistance for the advancement of computer technology skills and paid internships.
Self Help for the Elderly Helping seniors help themselves. The organizations provides technological education and curriculum that is tailored to the cultural needs of its students in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
SF-LAN SFLan is an experimental wireless community network in the San Francisco Bay Area. It aims to build a wireless network with LAN characteristics on a metropolitan scale.
Vietnamese Youth Development Center Its digital media facility helps Tenderloin youth think in new ways, to open their minds and to interact with a larger world that reaches beyond the six square blocks of their neighborhood. Today, VYDC’s Digital Media Lab uses digital cameras and computer-based editing programs to teach Southeast Asian youth the language of technology and prepare them to participate in its culture.
Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment A one-stop shop where high-potential, low-income women receive training to start and grow their business. They offer computer trainings in English and Spanish as well as lons to purchase affordable computers.
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