Local organization works to bridge digital divide

Connecting For Good is making sure everyone has a way to access the internet during the pandemic.

CAN GET FEDERALSTUDENT AID.OUR COMPUTERS AND THEINTERNET HAVE BECOME AVITAL RESOURCE FORMANY OF US DURINGCOVID-19 LOCKDOWNS.BUT IT'S A LUXURY NOTEVERYONE HAS.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORBRYANT MADDRICK ISHERE THIS MORNING TOTELL US ABOUT A LOCALORGANIZATION THAT'SFILLING THE DIGITALDIVIDE.CONNECTING FOR GOOD ISTHE ORGANIZATIONMAKING SURE EVERYONECAN GET A COMPUTER.THE NON PROFIT SELLSREFURBRISHEDCOMPUTERS NORMALLY ATA DISCOUNT.BUT A GRANT HASALLOWED THEORGANIZATION TO GIVEAWAY OVER 500 DEVICESFOR FREE.NOW CONNECTING FORGOOD IS PARTNERINGWITH THE KANSAS CITYPUBLIC LIBRARY AND KCPSTO MAKE SURE FAMILIESARE NOT OFFLINE DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC.TOM ESSELMAN / CONNECTINGFOR GOOD"We brought a van filled withcomputers and we wound updistributing 80 computers tofamiliwho have kids in the Kansas CityPublic School district who wereregistered and approved to alsoreceive a Wi-Fi hotspot from theKansas City Public Schools."ESSELMAN TOLD ME THISPANDEMIC IS REALLYSHINING A LIGHT ON THEHAVES AND HAVE NOTS -ESPECIALLY WHEN ITCOMES TO TECHNOLOGY.IF YOU WANT TO DONATE ADEVICE OR NEED ONE, YOUCAN FIND A LINK BY GOINGTO KSHB DOT COM.IN THE NEWSROOM - I'MBRYANT MADDRICK