Central Carolina Community Foundation is one of 21 winners nation-wide in the Knight Community Information Challenge, a $24 million initiative to help community foundations find creative ways to use media and technology to keep communities informed. The two-year $383,332 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, coupled with additional funding and in-kind donations from the partners, will have a total impact of over $1 million to help bridge ethnic, economic and generational lines to increase digital literacy among seniors.
Senior citizens in our community have much to contribute to the civic dialogue. However, they often lack the skills and opportunities necessary to use digital media. Led by the Foundation, a group of diverse partners will work through senior centers and retirement homes to reach seniors interested in bridging the digital divide. In addition to the Community Foundation, partners include Benedict College, the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies at the University of South Carolina, IFRA Newsplex South Carolina, South Carolina ETV and The State Media Company.
For more information about BGTIME, visit www.bgtime.org.
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