I know many people will not be able to attend, but for those who are interested…
Please join us for the AmeriCorps CTEP Civic Engagement Presentations!
Friday Aug 1, 2014
Presentations are from 9 to 11 AM
at the Wilder Foundationhttp://spnn.org/blogs/201407/ctep-americorps-presents-civic-engagment-projects
A preview of the presentation:
When he got out of prison an ex-offender sent an email from South Minneapolis to his daughter in Florida for the first time; in downtown St. Paul a Somali-American junior high student won a tablet in a digital scavenger hunt and gave it to her college-bound sister; an Episcopal Home resident with Multiple Sclerosis learned how to use her iPad to fundraise for the MS society; and teenagers on the North Side believe that their upcoming documentary will change lives for the better.
This was made possible through the efforts of 35 AmeriCorps members serving across Saint Paul and Minneapolis in the Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP). CTEP members teach technology literacy for social, civic and economic empowerment with low-income families and New Americans.
Every year, CTEP members choose community action projects where they make a contribution to bridging the digital divide. On August 1, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Wilder Foundation, CTEP members will share their accomplishments and struggles in creating community change.