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Update on Byte Back Virtual Operations & COVID-19
UPDATED FEBRUARY 25, 2021 Byte Back continues to offer virtual classes for students and virtual work for staff during the pandemic. Limited in-person activities are available by appointment only. Please email us at gro.kcabetyb@ofni or call (866) 942-0143 for specific...
Help Adults Get Back to Work Now
Dear Friend, I hope you and your family are having a happy and healthy holiday season. My name is Barclay Gonzalez and I am an IT End User Support Technician and proud Byte Back graduate. I can honestly say that Byte Back is why I have a job now – and with your...
From the CEO
This letter was originally published in the 2019 Annual Report. See the full Annual Report here. The world changed. Our graduates were ready. Now more people than ever need tech within reach. Since Byte Back’s founding in 1997, the digital divide has grown. Even...
Ready for the New Normal: Update on Byte Back Graduate Jasmine Isaac
This originally appeared in the 2019 Annual Report. See the full Annual Report here >> In 2019, students had no idea that they weren’t just gaining skills for a “normal” future. In 2020, many Byte Back graduates found themselves among the “lucky” ones with...
How Can We Achieve ‘Digital Justice’ in the District?
This piece was originally published in Technical.ly DC on October 15, 2020 as a guest post by Yvette Scorse, Byte Back communications director. See the original here. Byte Back Communications Director Yvette Scorse recaps big themes from the nonprofit's Digital...
Baltimore Student Struggles with Connectivity during COVID-19 and Finds Resources to Carry On
This blog was originally published by the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition and can be found in full here. Thanks to Nicole Fall and Christina Ralls for sharing Tyrese's story. This blog has been edited for length and style for Byte Back. This is one of a series of...
Digital Inclusion NOW: A Pathway to Economic Mobility for Black & Brown DC Residents
Join Byte Back and CNHED October 7 for a Special Virtual Event Register free here >> Digital inequities have been an issue in the District for decades. COVID-19 has amplified the digital divide, as tens of thousands of DC residents don’t have access to a device,...
The Launch of the New byteback.org Puts Tech Within Reach
I'm so excited to share the new byteback.org to you! This site is the product of months of work, which began with analyzing the old site and our audiences, a pre-COVID photoshoot, enhancements for a more streamlined (and pandemic friendly) admissions process, and...
Cassandra Upskilled & Upgraded Her Career
By Yvette Scorse, Communications Director “Technology changed a lot and I knew I needed to catch up,” Cassandra Lewis-Garrett says. As Cassandra started entering the last phase of her working life, she was working part time and unable to afford many things, and she...
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