Illinois Resource Center, Partners Provide Computer Literacy Courses for Local Immigrant Parents
Lindsay Eanet2023-05-17T10:21:29-05:00Virtual instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic made clear the inequities families face around access to and understanding of technology. Three Illinois organizations, with support from a local college, are working together to address that inequity and support local families. Last year, Illinois Resource Center, Illinois Migrant Council and PCs for People distributed 50 refurbished personal computers to local under-resourced families. These computers will come fully equipped with the latest Windows software package, a year of free IT support and a year of free wireless Internet access via a T-Mobile hotspot. Last week, those same parents received a free digital literacy course [...]