Connecting for Good
Cause Area
- Community
- Computers & Technology
- Education & Literacy
- Employment
- Seniors
Location
3210 Michigan AveKansas City, MO 64109 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Like Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree, Connecting For Good devotes itself to training low-income residents to develop digital Life Skills, Education Skills, and Career Skills, and also provides the technology tools to help these skills blossom in a digital world.
Description
Connecting for Good is a nonprofit organization has been bridging the Digital Divide since 2011 with wireless networks, low cost refurbished PCs and digital life skills training.
Our core values are:
Internet connectivity equals opportunity . It is an absolute necessity in order to fully participate as a productive citizen in a digital society.
Education is the number one thing that lifts people from poverty . In a digital society it is impossible to pursue a quality education without access to the Internet.
- In-home Internet access is as essential as any modern utility; like phone service, electricity and running water.