computer lab
CTC Afterschool Fundraising and Development
Organization:
Benton Harbor African Arts and Culture Council VISTA Name:
Lashanda Wooden
Program Start:
6/2006
Project Description:
- Develop and implement an afterschool arts, media and technology program, with academic support
- product outreach material for volunteer and student recruitment
- identify hardware and software needs for the project
- recruit volunteers for the project
- Develop and implement partnerships, program material for marketing and fundraising
- Obtain donations of equipment and software and locate sources of funding
- Research funding resources to ensure project sustainability
- Recruit volunteers to help raise money
Program Development
Organization:
The Wilderness Technology Alliance VISTA Name:
Nathan Alden
Program Start:
6/2006
Project Description:
Provide youth and low-Income community members with professional technology job experience by operating a real high-tech company.
- Recruit, train and support service-learning participants
- Facilitate students and volunteers to: refurbish and place computers with training to low-income adults, repair computers, provide network services, design web sites for non-profit organizations, generate eCommerce transactions, host a community technology access lab, and provide a community technology help desk.
CTC Volunteer Coordinator
Organization:
Pillsbury United Communities VISTA Name:
Jennifer Drewyor
Project Description:
Jenny will assist Waite House to staff its CTC by building capacity. Develop a a technology task committee for the Phillips Neighborhood. She will also be in charge of coordinating Waite House Community Technology Center and all the activities that related to the program.
Volunteer Recruitment, curriculum development, creation of a neighborhood CTC task force, training of youth and adult workers in technology.
CTC Development
Organization:
Lowell Telecommunications Corporation VISTA Name:
Terence Kennedy
Program Start:
11/2001
Project Description:
The VISTAs duties will include strategic planning, staff training, technical support, seeking funding, and providing computer access to the populations served.
Long Island City CTC Outreach
Organization:
Citizens Committee for New York City VISTA Name:
Carmen Mitchell
Program Start:
6/2002
Project Description:
To strengthen the capacity of the Long Island City CTC by improving self help materials, supporting neighborhood volunteers use of technology, and conducting a needs assessment. The VISTAs will also help the extend the organizations reach to a more diverse constituency of new Americans living in New York.
- Support and organize a more robust outreach campaign targeted at local block, tenant, and neighborhood association members to encourage use of the CTC
- Schedule training sessions and develop self-help materials related to getting neighborhood and civic groups online
- Conduct an information needs assessment of the information and technology needs and interests of 60 neighborhood groups located in low-income, immigrant dense areas of New York City to determine which self-help materials are needed and how they are most likely to be used
- Develop and design five new top sheets based on the specific needs of immigrants
DISKovery Computer Learning Center Development
VISTA Name:
Daniel Sheen
Program Start:
6/2001
Project Description:
- Support the development of a volunteer team of computer trainers and technicians
- Coordinate our program website and design print materials as a function of outreach activities
- Help establish curriculum models and evaluative procedures for improved lesson delivery, effective instruction, and replication
- Develop an afterschool program for at-risk, high-school aged youth designed to train participants in high-level computer-based skills
- Support small minority business efforts by providing pro-bono web development services to local shops and restaurants
Education Specialist
Organization:
Keystone Community Network (KCNet) VISTA Name:
Sara McCoy
Program Start:
6/2001
Program End:
6/2002
Project Description:
To coordinate the program designed for expanding and sharing Internet access in the community; assist in developing computer/Internet educational programs for school and community use. To provide setup and management of computers in the community; work with the senior citizen mentor program to provide ongoing training and model life-long learning and proved access to the Internet in the home through a computer loan program. Work with and provide leadership to other staff members who assist with the KCnet Computer/Internet Education Program.
Tasks may include, but are not limited to, teaching, creating news releases, reports and charts pertaining to current and projected program, assistance with 5-year business plan, maintenance of the member database and daily contact with program participants.
Project Outcome:
Coordination of educational program. Increased attendances and increased class income from $3,200 to $8,000 per year.
CTC Assistance
Organization:
Lowell Telecommunications Corporation VISTA Name:
Raymond Riopelle
Program Start:
12/2000
Program End:
12/2001
Project Description:
The AmeriCorps VISTAs will work with members of the Consortium and the larger Lowell NPO community. The VISTAs will supervise public access to computers, train the community in a wide assortment of computer applications, provide technical support, assist in the setup of new computer labs, and improve and support information systems (like websites, databases, email). Overall, the Consortium wants to expand the computer resources available to the community and support the community’s ability to use these resources.
CTC Assistance
Organization:
Lowell Telecommunications Corporation VISTA Name:
Isaias Rodriguez
Program Start:
12/2000
Program End:
12/2001
Project Description:
The AmeriCorps VISTAs will work with members of the Consortium and the larger Lowell NPO community. The VISTAs will supervise public access to computers, train the community in a wide assortment of computer applications, provide technical support, assist in the setup of new computer labs, and improve and support information systems (like websites, databases, email). Overall, the Consortium wants to expand the computer resources available to the community and support the community’s ability to use these resources.
CTC Assistance
Organization:
Lowell Telecommunications Corporation VISTA Name:
Frank Allaby
Program Start:
10/2000
Program End:
10/2001
Project Description:
The AmeriCorps VISTAs will work with members of the Consortium and the larger Lowell NPO community. The VISTAs will supervise public access to computers, train the community in a wide assortment of computer applications, provide technical support, assist in the setup of new computer labs, and improve and support information systems (like websites, databases, email). Overall, the Consortium wants to expand the computer resources available to the community and support the community’s ability to use these resources.