Hello Everyone! We were so surprised and blessed to run across your list-serve, as we searched for resources to assist us with our endeavor to help our community! We are looking forward to reading the many postings we are expecting to receive. We are also looking forward to learning from this massive resource.
We are a Black-American couple that have been married for 35 years. Our ministry was established in 1982 (and re-organized March 2005) to serve the community by preaching the Gospel. My wife, who has her earned Doctorate in Information Systems, specializing in Technology Education, has been an educator in the public school and university systems for over 27 years. As "we" approach her retirement, having closely observed: minority students learning styles; the lack of community-based job training for the rapidly changing technological market; and the growing technology gap, we are lead to expand our ministry to include another mission. It is our mission to empower minority communities through access to technology, information technology education and real-world applications. It is our hope that this endeavor will result in personal and economic development for all participants. We are in the process of gathering research for a "seed" grant for our community development corporation in order to create "Community Technology Centers" throughout Central Florida (and prayerfully beyond). After we finish digesting the messages and resources within the DIGITALDIVIDE archive, we will post several messages in hopes that some of you can provide guidance and resources in order that we meet the needs of one of our most important missions - bridging the digital divide within our minority communities. Looking forward to hearing from you all! God bless you and your efforts to help one another! Pastor Al and Vanessa Reverend Albert J. Brown, Pastor Vanessa Brown, Ph.D., Director The American Love Mission Ministry, Inc. 6555 Whirlaway Circle Orlando, Florida 32818-1744 Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
