T.E.A.M
The TEAM Project in Montclair was initiated through a collaboration of partners, including the United Way of North Essex, Montclair State University, Montclair Board of Education, and Urban Tech. The partnership was developed to address three fundamental needs of disadvantaged and at-risk youth in Montclair:
- To ensure access to basic computer proficiency and Internet technology through Computer Learning Centers (CLC) throughout the community.
- To
facilitate access to technology at home through a recycling and gifting
program for those in need who complete the CLC training.
- To foster
educational, technological, and social enrichment that address
community issues, especially the achievement gap in schools.
For over five years, the initiative has been successful in its ability to increase awareness and understanding of the existing digital divide and achievement gap among many of our youth in Montclair.
The TEAM Project installed and maintained 14 Community Learning Center labs. Since TEAM’s inception, nearly 700 participants have gained basic computer proficiency and were gifted a computer. After-school tutoring and homework help programs located at the Community Learning Centers has reached hundreds of at-risk students.
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