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Video
Community:
Mar 12, 2025
Join us to hear from Licia Villalta from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) about how HACLA is advancing digital equity in underserved communities. HACLA is committed to bridging the digital divide through five key initiatives: Digital Ambassadors, Broadband Access, Computer Lab Renovations, Digital Lending Libraries, and Tech Career Pathways. This session will provide an overview of HACLA's work, sharing insights, successes, and lessons learned in expanding digital equity programs. Attendees will learn actionable steps to replicate these programs, from needs assessment to scaling, and understand their transformative impact on residents' education, workforce readiness, and access to technology.
Authored by: Housing Is
Topics: Broadband, Housing Is Working Group
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on Mar 12, 2025
Join us to hear from Licia Villalta from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) about how HACLA is advancing digital equity in underserved communities.
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Interactive
Community:
Jun 1, 2023
Virtual
Authored by: Benton Institute for Broadband and Society
Topics: Broadband, Data sharing, Low-income
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on Jun 1, 2023
Benton Institute for Broadband and Society
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Report
Community:
May 8, 2023
The 2022 Federal Broadband Funding Report summarizes and analyzes FY21 data collected from across the federal government. Broadband funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was appropriated in FY22 and will be included as part of the 2023 Report. Due to the data collection timeline, Federal Broadband Funding Reports currently report on the previous fiscal year rather than the fiscal year they are released in.
To accompany this report, NTIA developed a consolidated data dashboard to assist in the analysis and reporting for FY21 federal broadband investments. The full dashboard with comprehensive filters and data extract capabilities is below, links to the report data in Infogram®, a data visualization and infographics platform.
Authored by: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Topics: Broadband, Data sharing, Legislation & Policy, Low-income
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on Jun 1, 2023
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The 2022 Federal Broadband Funding Report summarizes and analyzes FY21 data collected from across the federal government. Broadband funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was appropriated in FY22 and will be included as part of the 2023 Report.
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Publication
Community:
Mar 22, 2023
This resource provides guidance to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), HUD-Assisted communities and other stakeholders wondering how this funding will benefit their communities and what role they can play in ensuring that funds do come to their neighborhoods.
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published three Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) which will distribute more than $45 billion to states, territories, and tribes for the advancement of broadband infrastructure and digital equity across the country.
The guide also builds on the Preparing for New Broadband Funding: A Collaborative Partnership Model webinar and covers key information about the new Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and the Digital Equity Act (DEA) program and provides tips for engaging with state broadband leaders during the planning process.
Authored by: ConnectHomeUSA
Topics: Broadband
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on Mar 22, 2023
This resource provides guidance to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), HUD-Assisted communities and other stakeholders wondering how this funding will benefit their communities and what role they can play in ensuring that funds do come to their neighborhoods.
The Department of Commerce’s National
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Video
Community:
Jun 17, 2022
The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) will moderate a unique cross-sector panel of housing and early care and education (ECE) experts on strategies and best practices for co-locating ECE facilities within affordable housing developments. Discussion of specific financing techniques and site design considerations from existing co-located facilities will provide attendees lessons on policy and programmatic changes needed to incentivize co-location. Panelists include innovators in affordable housing development, government and public sectors, early care and education operations, and community development finance.
Authored by:
Topics: Advocacy, Broadband, Child welfare, CLPHA, Family engagement, Food insecurity, Health, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, Nutrition, School-readiness, Supportive housing, Sustainability
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on Jun 17, 2022
The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) will moderate a unique cross-sector panel of housing and early care and education (ECE) experts on strategies and best practices for co-locating ECE facilities within affordable housing developments.
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Video
Community:
May 18, 2021
As public housing authorities have worked to keep residents and staff safe from COVID-19, they have turned from focusing on emergency response to longer-term solutions. Sub-grantees from CLPHA’s partnership with the Center for Disaster Philanthropy share how they have been implementing initiatives to counter the digital divide that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Authored by: CLPHA
Topics: Advocacy, Broadband, Community development, Education, Low-income
Shared by Housing Is
Housing Is posted a
on May 18, 2021
As public housing authorities have worked to keep residents and staff safe from COVID-19, they have turned from focusing on emergency response to longer-term solutions.
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Report
Community:
Nov 7, 2019
How Housing Programs Can Support the Educational Needs of Children Living in Publicly Supported Homes
Authored by: Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation
Topics: Attendance, Broadband, Child welfare, Early childhood, Health, Housing, Literacy, Low-income, Out-of-school time, Partnerships, Place-based, Research, School-readiness
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on Nov 7, 2019
Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation
How Housing Programs Can Support the Educational Needs of Children Living in Publicly Supported Homes
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News Article
Community:
Apr 14, 2019
In 2014 Caselli started Haven Connect, which is now based in Austin, to make it easier for property managers to communicate with affordable housing applicants, including those who are and aren’t homeless, and for applicants to update their information online.
Authored by: Anne Field for Forbes
Topics: Broadband, Homelessness, Housing, Low-income, Partnerships, South
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Housing Is posted a
on Apr 16, 2019
In 2014 Caselli started Haven Connect, which is now based in Austin, to make it easier for property managers to communicate with affordable housing applicants, including those who are and aren’t homeless, and for applicants to update their information online.
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Publication
Community:
All too often technology is blamed for the obesity crisis which is currently affecting 1.9 billion adults and 31.5 million children across the globe. However, for individuals with mobility issues caused by their weight, technology is far from a hindrance. The following innovative pieces of technology are making life easier for people with restricted mobility both in and out of their homes: wearable technology, smart home technology, assistive everyday technology, IoT devices, smart cities, self-driving vehicles.With so much amazing technology on offer, people are no longer restricted to just one room in their home. This is a great thing as independence in and out of the home promotes emotional well-being and also increases the dignity and quality of life that people with restricted mobility have. You can find out more about how technology can aid mobility in this useful guide.
Authored by: Jane Sandwood and Movement Advisor
Topics: Broadband, Disabilities, Obesity
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on Mar 27, 2019
Jane Sandwood and Movement Advisor
All too often technology is blamed for the obesity crisis which is currently affecting 1.9 billion adults and 31.5 million children across the globe. However, for individuals with mobility issues caused by their weight, technology is far from a hindrance.
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News Article
Community:
Mar 15, 2019
The venture is a small yet innovative player in a growing number of nonprofits developing new models for work force training. Their overarching goal is upward mobility for low-income Americans and the two-thirds of workers without four-year college degrees.
Authored by: Steve Lohr for The New York Times
Topics: Asset building, Broadband, Low-income, Workforce development
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Housing Is posted a
on Mar 15, 2019
Steve Lohr for The New York Times
The venture is a small yet innovative player in a growing number of nonprofits developing new models for work force training. Their overarching goal is upward mobility for low-income Americans and the two-thirds of workers without four-year college degrees.
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Publication
Community:
Feb 22, 2019
The development of new digital telecommunications capabilities combined with a persistent digital divide leaves the public sector with enormous responsibilities to promote network quality and deliver equitable access—but it can only do so by sensibly splitting regulatory responsibilities between the national and local levels. Unfortunately, news out of Washington, D.C. reveals the federal government has overstepped its appropriate role, constricting local governments’ abilities to craft locally tailored solutions.
Authored by: Blair Levin for The Brookings Institution
Topics: Broadband, Community development, Legislation & Policy, Low-income
Shared by Mica O'Brien
Mica O'Brien posted a
on Feb 28, 2019
Blair Levin for The Brookings Institution
The development of new digital telecommunications capabilities combined with a persistent digital divide leaves the public sector with enormous responsibilities to promote network quality and deliver equitable access—but it can only do so by sensibly splitting regulatory responsibilities between the
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News Article
Community:
Jan 30, 2019
FRESNO COUNTY, California - Research shows that a child's enviornment, where they live, can have a huge impact on the outcome of their education. We take a look at how Fresno County's philosophy about public housing is having a positive impact on families.
Authored by: Juanita Stevenson for yourvalley.com
Topics: Broadband, CLPHA, Education, Housing, Low-income, Out-of-school time, Research, Youth
Shared by Mica O'Brien
Mica O'Brien posted a
on Feb 11, 2019
Juanita Stevenson for yourvalley.com
FRESNO COUNTY, California - Research shows that a child's enviornment, where they live, can have a huge impact on the outcome of their education. We take a look at how Fresno County's philosophy about public housing is having a positive impact on families.
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Report
Community:
Sep 12, 2017
Broadband, especially wireline broadband in American homes, is the essential infrastructure for unlocking the internet’s economic benefits. However, broadband infrastructure is far from ubiquitous, both in terms of where it operates and who subscribes to it, and those deficits are not shared evenly across the country. As such, policymakers must understand how the national digital divide varies depending on the place.
Authored by: Adie Tomer, Elizabeth Kneebone, and Ranjitha Shivaram for The Brookings Institution
Topics: Broadband, Education, Low-income, Mobility, Research
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on Dec 3, 2018
Adie Tomer, Elizabeth Kneebone, and Ranjitha Shivaram for The Brookings Institution
Broadband, especially wireline broadband in American homes, is the essential infrastructure for unlocking the internet’s economic benefits.
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News Article
Community:
Oct 5, 2018
At a recent symposium convened by Capital One in Plano, Texas, practitioners, researchers, funders, business leaders, technologists, and other stakeholders discussed ways local leaders can harness technology and data to increase access to opportunity. This issue is particularly relevant in the Dallas metropolitan area, which is one of the country’s fastest-growing tech hubs yet still struggles with a lack of economic and racial inclusion.
Authored by: Aaron Shroyer, Solomon Greene, and Emily Peiffer for Urban Institute
Topics: Broadband, Low-income, Place-based
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on Oct 5, 2018
Aaron Shroyer, Solomon Greene, and Emily Peiffer for Urban Institute
At a recent symposium convened by Capital One in Plano, Texas, practitioners, researchers, funders, business leaders, technologists, and other stakeholders discussed ways local leaders can harness technology and data to increase access to opportunity.
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Video
Community:
Jan 8, 2018
This panel provides updates on the future of ConnectHome, the program’s partnership with Google Fiber, and what’s next for using data to assess the program, as well as lessons learned from Google Fiber’s ambitious initiative to provide free high-speed internet to housing authority residents.
Calvin Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Erica Swanson, Head of Community Impact Programs, Google Fiber
Authored by: CLPHA
Topics: Broadband, CLPHA, Education, Low-income
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on Jan 8, 2018
This panel provides updates on the future of ConnectHome, the program’s partnership with Google Fiber, and what’s next for using data to assess the program, as well as lessons learned from Google Fiber’s ambitious initiative to provide free high-speed internet to housing authority residents.
Calvin