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Need a smile (and maybe a happy tear?) Check out the video below highlighting our progress with the TEACH Initiative! Video by Dylan Query via Query Productions​

 

Thank you to our TEACH Initiative Partners for making digital equity a reality for Indiana students:

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the digital divide

Recent studies have shown that as many as 100,000 Indiana households do not have access to a computer at home, and 84,000 Indiana school-age children lack internet access at home. The difference between those who do and do not have access to computers and the internet at home is known as digital inequity or the digital divide. The digital divide is an increasingly significant problem that impacts Indiana’s most vulnerable families. With eLearning being an unavoidable reality right now, students are being left behind due to a lack of digital equity.

Our Response

Created in response to COVID-19, our major new TEACH (Technology Education Access Comes Home) Initiative provides high-need youth across the state with computers and internet access vital for successful virtual learning. TPF4Y has worked with Indiana Department of Education to identify high-need schools and school districts and, thus far, we have begun delivering devices the first 400 devices.

Make a difference

We are actively seeking financial support to help us bring the TEACH Initiative to scale and reach our goal of serving 5,000 Indiana youth by 2022.

  • $30 can help cover a student's Chromebook/laptop license fee

  • $50 can help cover the cost of a Tablet for a student

  • ​$100 can help cover the cost of one year of internet connection for a student

  • $200 can help cover the cost of a Chromebook/laptop for a student

  • $500 can help help cover the cost of a Chromebook and a Hotspot

  • $1,000 can help cover the cost of a Chromebook for 5 students

Internet Resources

The Indiana Department of Education has put together a terrific list of resources for educators and families to use during eLearning instruction.

Public Wifi Locations

We acknowledge that public wifi is not a permanent solution for students, however, it can serve as a temporary resource until better internet solutions become available. Below is a map of Indiana Public Wifi Locations to help find an internet access point near you.