Media Coverage | Pittsburgh Tech Community Gets Laptops to Students

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 10, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

By Joe Destio | Newsradio 1020 KDKA | April 7, 2020 | Read the full article PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) – When remote learning in the Pittsburgh Public Schools starts April 16, Vanessa Buffry with the group Neighborhood Allies says too many kids will be...

Media Coverage | Gerardo Interiano and Presley Gillespie: Coming together to bridge the digital divide

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 10, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

By Gerardo Interiano and Presley Gillespie | Pittsburgh Post Gazette Op-Ed | April 10, 2020 | Read the full article The COVID-19 crisis has proved how many students in our community lack access to the devices or the connectivity required to successfully participate in...

Media Coverage | How the pandemic is exacerbating the digital divide in Allegheny County

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 10, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

By Juliette Rihl | Public Source | April 9, 2020 | Read the full story People are sitting in their cars outside of Carnegie libraries just to use the internet. A survey conducted by Pittsburgh Public Schools found that more than 1,500 of their 23,000 students have no...

Media Coverage | Beyond the Laptops challenge benefiting Pittsburgh Public Schools students

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 9, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

WPXI | April 7,2020 | See the full video

Media Coverage | Pittsburgh Tech companies help pay for laptops for 7,000 city students

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 9, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

By Bob Bauder | April 7, 2020 | Read the full article Pittsburgh’s technology sector is pulling together to provide computers for more than 7,000 city schoolchildren who need them for virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic. The Pittsburgh Technology...

Media Coverage | ‘Not a handout … a hand up’: Coalition launches challenge to raise money for 3,000 laptops

by Chelsea Contino | Apr 9, 2020 | Community News, Media Coverage

Lauren Rosenblatt | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 8, 2020 | Read the full article  Vanessa Buffry’s closet is filled floor-to-ceiling with computers. They’re not all for her. Ms. Buffry is a senior program manager for digital inclusion at Neighborhood Allies, a...