TWC Grant to Empower Latino Communities

July 15, 2010
Time Warner Cable (www.timewarnercable.com) and the League of United Latin American Citizens have partnered to expand broadband Internet technology training to underserved Latino communities throughout the United States. The three-year, $200,000 grant by Time Wa...
Time Warner Cable (www.timewarnercable.com) and the League of United Latin American Citizens have partnered to expand broadband Internet technology training to underserved Latino communities throughout the United States. The three-year, $200,000 grant by Time Warner will support technology centers that provide training, technology and support services in Latino communities served by the company. Under the agreement, the centers will receive desktop computers, laser printers, high-speed Internet access, LCD projectors and technology curricula.The centers are located in San Antonio, TX; Kansas City, MO (existing); Waukesha, WI (existing); Charlotte, NC; and Cincinnati. They were selected by a national grant competition based on each site's competitive progress, its level of need to better serve the local community and its innovative application of technology. The five centers will become a part of LULAC's Empower Hispanic America with Technology Network, which currently provides broadband access free of charge to 100,000 visitors annually.