WORDS: Women’s Resource Center
While the COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented
counseling, career coaching, mentoring, support groups, and
As this health crisis has unfolded, WRC has seen an increase in
for both computers and internet access now that colleges,
According to the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, ‘digital
participation, employment, lifelong learning, and access to
nearly 100,000 children in the K-12 education systems
and access to their post-secondary students
encourage families to sign up for the free
is necessary for job search tools and
application portals, registration for
unemployment compensation, and
health insurance information, telehealth
And for a portion of our elderly population
isolated by COVID-19, access to technology
and digital education can reduce loneliness
approach, collecting data on technology gaps, coordinating
stakeholder groups’ efforts, and sharing information about all
aspects of access, including affordable broadband internet
WRC encourages our region to be at the forefront of change by
Our hope is that all residents will be able to participate fully in a