Parents learning how to monitor their children’s school progress and homework assignments online; people finding access to websites with useful health and weight loss information – these are just some of the 47 community members who are benefitting from their recent completion of the California Connects basic Internet training in Marysville.
CA Connects trainer Alejandra Beltran and the Sutter County Library, a program partner providing computers and class space, offer training in Spanish and Punjabi. They recently held a graduation ceremony for some of the students completing the training, which was featured in a recent article in the Marysville Appeal Democrat. Click here to read the article and see photos!
California Connects continues to expand – adding trainers and partnerships
The Great Valley Center recently hired bilingual community trainers in Tulare, Merced, Stanislaus, Placer Mariposa. A list of current trainers is available on the GVC website along with information on available trainer openings. Training will take place in 18 counties designated in the CA Connects grant through June 2013.
CA Connects, a digital literacy program targeted at increasing Internet use among low income and Spanish speaking adults, works through partnerships with local training sites. Four new partners recently signed on to assist. Hamilton Elementary School in San Joaquin County began hosting classes on February 14, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Prusso Child Development Center in Merced County starts classes March 5, 1:30 to 4:30 pm.
New Stanislaus County training locations include Hughson Family Resource Center and Ceres Unified School District - Project YES, with training schedules yet to be determined for both sites. GVC welcomes additional partnerships with community agencies, educational institutions and governmental organizations in all 18 counties served by the grant. For more information on CA Connects or community partnerships contact Program Manager Desiree Holden at desiree@greatvalley.org or (209) 522-5103 x136.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
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