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Welcoming Computer Beginners to an All-Virtual World
During COVID-19, Digital Literacy Is More Urgent But Also More Challenging to Offer – Here’s How Byte Back Did It How do you take an online course when you don’t know how to get online yet? This was the puzzle presented to Byte Back staff at the start of the COVID-19...
A+ Students Share Goals, What a Zoom Classroom Is Like
We recently popped into a CompTIA A+ course to see how things were going. The students are enrolled in Byte Back’s highest-level and most demanding certification course and, through the pandemic, they’re going strong on a path toward certification and employment. They...
An Open Letter to DC on Digital Equity from 18 Orgs
DC needs digital equity now. And we’re not the only ones who see the urgency. The letter below is from 18 organizations, including Byte Back, who see the rising need to close the digital divide in the District. Together, we’re asking DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC...
Maryland Company Donates Computers to Byte Back Baltimore Students
Access Receivables Management and Staff Help to Bridge the Digital Divide in Baltimore by Providing Free Computing Devices and Internet Access to Students in Underserved Communities Hunt Valley, Maryland: Access Receivables Management, a commercial collection agency...
Black Lives Matter
This message was originally sent on June 1, 2020 to Byte Back's email subscribers. We also wanted to share with the rest of our community. Hello Byte Back community, First, I want to say to Black students and alumni, my Black...
CEO Testifies to Increase Digital Equity Funding in DC
Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Department of Employment Services and Workforce Investment Council Chair: Councilmember Elissa Silverman and Committee Budget Hearing Testimony from Elizabeth Lindsey, Chief Executive Officer, Byte Back May 28, 2020 ...
Take Action Today for Digital Equity in DC
In 2021, DC government is on track to continue to reduce funding for foundational adult digital skills training and cut its only digital inclusion program - ConnectDC. Instead of closing the digital skills gap in DC, the proposed FY21 government budget will widen the...
Opening Opportunities to Living-Wage Careers: 2019 Impact Brief
In 2019, more students increased their salaries. More opportunity and more skills lead to meaningful, living-wage careers that use technology. In 2019, 533 adults in DC and Baltimore took at least one Byte Back class - from Computer Foundations up to...
50 Baltimore Orgs Join Forces for Digital Equity during COVID-19
Rapid Response Team Organizes to Bring Devices, Internet & Training Byte Back's Chrissie Powell Leading Digital Skills & Tech Support Efforts Media Contact: Yvette Scorse, communications director, Byte Back, gro.kcabetyb@esrocsy BALTIMORE – This month, 50...
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