The Computerworld Honors Program “recognizes those organizations which create and use information technology to promote and advance the public welfare, benefit society and change the world for the better.”

In 2012, Computerworld chose OneCommunity/CYC as one of twenty Laureates in the “Digital Access” category.

This year, the magazine is honoring OneCommunity again, naming Connect Your Community one of  twenty-nine 2013  Laureates in the category of Human Services. The category “Recognizes organizations for the innovative use of IT to effectively develop or deliver public programs that provide food and nutrition, housing, transportation, mental health or other social services to populations in need.”

34% of Cuyahoga County adults still don’t have broadband Internet access in their homes, according to an October 2012 phone survey of 1,261 county residents commissioned by the Connect Your Community Project.

That number rises to 43% for residents of Cleveland and nine adjacent “Inner Core” communities.

The survey, conducted by a team from the University of Iowa, the University of Illinois and Rutgers University, found that majorities of the county’s senior citizens, the poor, and people with “educational attainment” of high school graduation or less are among the disconnected.

Learn more about the CYC Project’s Cuyahoga County Internet survey here.

Cleveland Plain Dealer coverage

Connect to College Now

Bringing Affordable Internet to CMSD Parents

College Now and OneCommunity have partnered to provide low-cost broadband and refurbished computers to Cleveland  parents with high school aged students.

Parents!

Connect your home to 4G Wireless Broadband and the educational power of the Internet to enable your high school student’s learning and help them with career and college planning.

This is a special offer for parents in Cleveland without current home Internet access. Opportunities are also available for free computer training.

Mobile Citizen Bundle:

Total Cost—$120: Includes refurbished desktop computer, desk modem with one year of 4G wireless Internet service.

Connect to College Now Hotline – 216-202-4292

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C2CN Partners

College Now Greater Cleveland
Cleveland Housing Network
Connect Your Community
Mobile Citizen
OneCommunity
Ashbury Senior Community Computing Center

The intent is to increase use of the hospital’s MyChart personal medical record system to communicate with doctor offices, set appointments, refill prescriptions and more effectively manage patient health.

All CYC training modules include a Creative Commons license on the final slide.

BRADENTON — Manatee County won a U.S. Department of Commerce grant two years ago challenging it to bring 1,500 of its citizens into the digital age.

On Thursday, during a celebration on the second floor of Jennings Arcade in downtown Bradenton, Manatee “Connect Your Community” program director Sherry Knowles, a longtime Manatee County teacher, announced Manatee County had created not 1,500, but 1,675 new broadband users.

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Attached are the slides and the webinar recording of Advanced Resume Writing. The examples are specific to the CYC staff but you are welcome to make use of the slides for yourself or your staff.

This module covers resume content, presentation, and style plus how to use a resume and the importance of your online presence.

This module was created and delivered with the intention of helping CYC staff prepare for their next great adventure when they leave CYC.

As with all CYC training materials, both the slides and the webinar recording has a Creative Commons license. We encourage others to use our materials in non-commercial settings. You are welcome to edit them. Please keep give us credit for the materials and maintain the Creative Commons license.

2012 is CYC’s second and final year. Some of the staff will remain and some are looking for the next position. CYC is dedicated to helping all staff find their next new challenge!

Content for this webinar was adapted from “Job Networking Tips: How To Find A Job By Building Relationships” created by HelpGuide.org.

The PowerPoint slides are below. As with all CYC curriculum modules, all are welcome to revise and use the slides for non-commercial purposes.

In an effort to help facilitate parent engagement, CYC is teaching parents how to find the information they need from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s website. The attached slides reinforce the digital literacy skills CYC teaches regarding how to successfully search and find information on a website.

As with all CYC curriculum, we welcome others to use our modules and revise as needed, keeping the slides at the end regarding CYC creation of the module and the Creative Commons license.

The second webinar in the series is LinkedIn For the Job Seeker. In this webinar we cover LinkedIn profile content, connections and job seeking strategies. The examples used and the webinar content are specific to CYC staff but anyone is welcome to the webinar recording or to adjust the slides to their own needs. The slides are available for download at the bottom of this post.