Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School’s Community Connection program awarded 40 student households with free computers and Internet access. Eighty-nine students will benefit from the award, which is part of the district’s efforts to eliminate the digital divide among its students.
The computers were made available through partnerships with Kramden Institute Inc. of Durham, the Human Rights Center of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and Technology Without Borders.
The computer award is part of Community Connection’s ongoing effort to ensure that every district student is equipped with the tools that are required to succeed in the 21st century classroom. Community Connection and Kramden Institute have previously awarded 300 disadvantaged district students with computers.