Baltimore’s Digital Equity Fund Is Bringing City Residents Online

In 2023, the Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion part­nered with sev­er­al orga­ni­za­tions to sup­port Baltimore’s Dig­i­tal Equi­ty Fund. Led by the Office of Broad­band and Dig­i­tal Equi­ty (BDE) in part­ner­ship with the Bal­ti­more Civic Fund, the Dig­i­tal Equi­ty Fund pro­vides finan­cial sup­port to Bal­ti­more-based orga­ni­za­tions as they help res­i­dents access the inter­net and gain dig­i­tal literacy. 

“The Dig­i­tal Equi­ty Fund is a first-of-its-kind part­ner­ship between the City of Bal­ti­more and local non-prof­its that’s work­ing to ensure that every­one in our city has access to, under­stands and can effec­tive­ly use dig­i­tal tech­nol­o­gy,” said Sara Coop­er, a senior asso­ciate with the Casey Foun­da­tion. ​“The inter­net is an essen­tial pub­lic util­i­ty and the pro­grams sup­port­ed by the fund are help­ing peo­ple get and stay con­nect­ed, find jobs and improve their lives.”

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Source: Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion