For those of you who enjoyed your time here in our Learning Lab at Oak Hill Collaborative – we have good news! Starting January 3rd, we’ll be rerunning a lot of our Computer Basics classes, from turning the computer on to learning how to write a letter in Microsoft Word. If that wasn’t enough, we’ve […]
Happy Holidays to all our friends and contributors! Thanks to your generosity and support, the Oak Hill Collaborative has enjoyed an extremely successful year in 2021 and we are looking forward to another one in 2022. The pandemic has changed life as we know it and helped us realize how important Digital Equity and Digital
Big Changes Coming to How you Recieve Your Benefit After a long back-and-forth legislative battle, the Emergency Broadband Benefit is now an integral part of low-income assistance programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and others. With internet access finally being recognized as a need during the pandemic and just in everyday lives moving forward, the federal government
What is it? “Raspberry Pi, A Credit Card Sized Computer” – Patrick K. Historically, our Raspberry Pi After School program is known for its ability to bring computer science STEM education to 4th-8th graders within inner city Youngstown schools. Since 2016, our philosophy has been to teach them skills such as building a computer and
Who is TNP? Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership is a 501(c)3 non-profit Community Development Corporation serving the neighborhoods of Warren, Ohio. TNP’s mission is to empower residents through programming and projects that improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods of Warren. Please take the time to look around the website and see what TNP is all
Pictured: Our First Computer Class at OCCHA Oak Hill Collaborative (OHC) continuously strives to bridge the digital divide. Whether it’s through spreading the word about the Federal Emergency Broadband Benefit or providing digital education to underrepresented people in the neighborhood, OHC is always doing its best to bring digital equity to everyone. Pictured: Second Intro
Digital Divide “The idea of the Digital Divide refers to the growing gap between the underprivileged members of society, especially the poor, rural, elderly, and handicapped portion of the population who do not have access to computers or the internet; and the wealthy, middle-class, and young Americans living in urban and suburban areas who have
SCORE is a national nonprofit focused on helping small businesses get off the ground, and growing/achieving their goals through education and mentorship. Since early October, SCORE and Oak Hill Collaborative have been working together to brainstorm on how to best bring digital skills to small business owners. Since our collaboration together, we’ve been raising awareness
Analysis of EBB Enrollment Numbers In our last report, 11% of the people we helped were residents in Youngstown who did not have internet. That number has now risen to 30% as folks are realizing their need for access to the internet and how they can leverage $50 off a month to begin exploring the
Join us for a FULL WEEK of free Digital Workshops Starting next Monday, come on down to the Oak Hill Collaborative building from October 4th – October 8th every day for a new digital skills workshop. No experience required, no RSVP necessary. We’re situated on the south-side of Youngstown – 507 Oak Hill Ave, Youngstown
