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Jan 8

Fortune Society offers lessons in technology for New Yorkers who were incarcerated during tech boom

...the Fortune Society in Long Island City is distributing devices and offering lessons to New Yorkers coming out of prison...

Nov 30, 2023

Digital Divide: New initiative allows formerly incarcerated who missed out on tech boom to catch up

...Laron Rodgers...compares his decades long stay in prison to a time warp in which the digital world passed him by.

Nov 1, 2023

Closing the Digital Skill Divide

The National Skills Coalition released Closing the Digital Skill Divide, a snapshot of demand for digital skills in the US labor market.

Oct 31, 2023

Digital Equity Coming to the Bronx!

Starting TOMORROW, November 1st, the Fortune Society Digital Equity Program will be bringing our ENTIRE suite of programs to SRP!

Oct 24, 2023

Brand New Workshop: Microsoft Word - Styles!

We are happy to announce a new workshop that will be taught by the Digital Equity Team! This new course is "Microsoft Word – Styles".

Oct 1, 2023

FCC Taskforce to Prevent Digital Discrimination

The Digital Equity Team participated in a listening session held by the FCC's Taskforce on Preventing Digital Discrimination.

Apr 25, 2023

2023 Technology Fair

This year, our we'll host another in-person fair for Fortune Society participants at our Long Island City service center.

Apr 27, 2022

Nonprofit Helps Bridge Prison Digital Divide

There’s an initiative underway to help low-income New Yorkers and the formerly incarcerated adapt to an increasingly digital world.

Apr 27, 2022

The Fortune Society’s Technology Fair

On April 27th, we held our 1st Annual Technology Fair on-site at our LIC service center.