Help the faculty and staff at CWS-US provide digital literacy training through our Digital Equity Workshops to youth aged 16-21 years of age.

Inner-city youth poverty rates are high (Chattanooga, TN 31.5%, Gary, IN 32%, S. Chicago 37.1%).

Increased poverty leads to increased adverse health, risky behavior (violence), disability and death.

Technical skills leading to higher wage jobs is a great equalizer.

The cost of the 16 week workshop per student is $1,667 and provides them not just the technical skills needed but also the soft skills to succeed in a well paying job. It provides a stipend to pay for gas and other needs so the student to attend. It pays for 48 hours of live in-person instruction, over 45 hours of virtual and hands-on labs, multiple industry recognized badges by Cisco and possible certifications including Python. Career paths are introduced in not just IT Support, computer science, and cyber security, but any business role which requires analytical skills such as developing budgets, creating online secure databases, and integrating the Internet of Things within manufacturing.

Your support of even $50 can help provide stipends for students to attend.

A donation of $300 will help provide a laptop device for a student.

A donation of $1,667 will provide everything needed for that student to attend the full course.

A donation of $5,000 will provide for three students to attend and complete the program.

Summer Kickoff Campaign

2025 Summer fundraising effort to provide digital literacy to combat poverty in local communities.

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