Technology Learning Collaborative

Digital skills can open the door to a new job, a certification, a stronger family connection, or more confidence navigating everyday life.

At Beyond Literacy, that connection is at the center of the work.

As Philadelphia’s largest adult literacy provider, Beyond Literacy supports adult learners through reading, math, ESOL, workforce development, digital skills training, and digital navigation services.

In our latest Field Notes, we visited their West Campus to learn more about how they’re helping learners build skills, access resources, and move toward new opportunities.

Learn more about Beyond Literacy: https://tlcphilly.org/field-notes-beyond-literacy/

Bringing organizations together to collaborate and talk about what they are facing when it comes to digital equity is part of what we do.

That’s why we hosted our first-ever Digital Equity Exchange for CDCs, a space for Community Development Corporations across Philadelphia to discuss the digital access needs showing up in the communities they serve every day.

For CDCs, digital equity is connected to most of their work already happening on the ground, including workforce development, education, healthcare navigation, benefits access, small business support, and more.

During the conversation, organizations shared both the challenges they’re seeing, from shrinking funding to limited access to devices, and the opportunities ahead, including resource sharing, partnership building, and stronger connections across the city.

This is the kind of collaboration that helps move digital equity work forward, and we’re excited to keep creating spaces for these conversations to grow!

If you’re doing digital equity work in Philly, this is a room you’ll want to be in!

Join us next Tuesday, April 7th for our next TLC Member Meetup! You’ll have the chance to network and connect with members and learn more about the impactful work The Welcoming Center is leading through their Digital Bridge program.

Register now ➡️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tlc-member-meetup-tickets-1985734520405?aff=oddtdtcreator