Wireless companies to support digital literacy

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The Centers for Hope, the city of Atlanta’s youth-focused cultural and educational development centers, will receive grants, services and other resources from two of the nation’s premier wireless providers — AT&T and Sprint, according to a press release.

“Histories are written and futures are shaped by access and opportunity,” said Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. “If our workforce — particularly in science and technology — is to be reflective of society as a whole, we as a City must create pathways between high-tech, well-paying jobs and the underserved communities that have been disconnected from them.”

Students will receive STEM education in coding, graphic design, animation, music production and robotics. The program aligns with the Digital Media Studio funded by AT&T at the Atlanta Police Foundation’s Westside At-Promise Youth Center.

Sprint will donate 200 Mobile Broadband hotspots with service through June 2022.

The wireless service providers have pledged to support the Centers’ digital literacy program, designed to ensure Atlanta’s youth receive the instruction in digital workforce skills required by today’s workplace.

Sprint will donate 200 Mobile Broadband hotspots with service through June 2022.

More than 4,500 youth participate in the Centers of Hope throughout the city during the school year and summer programs.

“We are excited to accept this donation on behalf of the Centers of Hope,” said Dave Wilkinson, President and CEO of the Atlanta Police Foundation. “We will continue to expand our youth provider partnerships in order to provide opportunities that divert youth from crime and place them on pathways to a better future.”