Technology Expansion.CityCares pilot expanded to 6 cities Schools with small budgets and nonprofit associations in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. are bridging the digital divide through the instruction of technology savvy New York Cares New York Cares was founded by a group of friends in 1987 who wanted to take action against social issues in New York City. Today, the organization engages 36,000 volunteers in service each year, helping 335,000 New Yorkers in need. volunteers. Now, that program will be expanded to six other CityCares affiliates. Atlanta-based CityCares, with 28 affiliate sites throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , will now implement the Partners in Technology Program (PITP PITP Party in the Park PITP Prospects in Theoretical Physics PITP Pacific Institute of Theoretical Physics PITP Praise in the Park PITP Partners in Technology Program PITP Pagans in the Park PITP Presence Information Transfer Protocol ) that was developed by their New York Cares affiliate in 1998. Baltimore, Chicago, Miami, Morristown, N.J., Philadelphia, and Atlanta will benefit from $198,000 in grant money from the Corporation for National Service, said CityCares Program Manager Lisa Flick. Assisting in the implementation of PITP at the six affiliates will be 16 AmeriCorps members who will develop projects and train volunteers to meet specific technology-related needs. Flick said there, are two, reasons why PITP will be successful in the six cities. "The support of a fantastic affiliate that has developed a (successful) model. (And) The AmeriCorps members tremendously helps our affiliates because those people are willing to dedicate one year of their life to service." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Kristina Berger, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Cares' director of education and technology, "Smaller nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. don't have the resources to budget the (technological) expertise." Therefore, they took the existing volunteer model and asked its volunteer base of 14,000 (those who have been through the orientation) who would be interested in teaching computer technology. PITP started in 1998 as a response to increasing technology needs in New York City's public schools, Bergen said. And the new program is treated just like any other endeavor, she said, with it joining the calendar of events in the 16-page monthly booklet. "Take existing model -- it's just as easy to send volunteers to teach a computer lab." Berger said, "the volunteers pick what they want to do ... "I want to paint, I want to teach computer skills." |
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