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Mission:
To strengthen and enrich our community by facilitating
the integration of people who are ethnically diverse.
Technology Education for Refugees & Immigrants
•Began in 2011 as part of
Winona’s Minnesota
Intelligent Rural
Communities (MIRC)
project
•67 people participated in
hands-on training, very
basic practical curriculum
•48 participants received a
home computer through a
collaboration with PCs for
People
Digital Inclusion for Refugees & Immigrants
2012-2013
•2012
•80 participants, 71 computers distributed
•Laptop use
•Technology tutors
•2013
•53participants, 10 computers distributed
•Online research & PowerPoint
•Computer stations & tutoring
Connecting Communities 2014
•40 participants
•Social Media
•Safety
•Training
•Community
•Facebook pages for
diverse community
groups
• Hispanic page
908 friends
•Hmong page
1,580 friends
.COM (Creative Online Marketing ) 2015
•Focused on building online
presence for local refugee and
immigrant owned businesses
•40 businesses participated
•17 developed an online marketing
plan
•10 created a new website or social
media page
Learn To Code 2016-2017
•Coding and app development for
youth from refugee and immigrant
families
•50 afterschool participants
•16 summer day camp participants
•10 volunteer mentors
•Visits to technology-related
businesses and MN State College
Southeast
Lessons Learned
 Know your audience
 Remove barriers whenever possible
 Concentrate on what’s necessary
 Have patience – learning takes time!
 Engage community partners
 Blandin
 City of Winona
 HBC
 PCs for People
 Winona State University
 Benchmark Electronics
 Minnesota State College
Southeast
 Winona Public Schools
 St. Charles School District
 Computer donations
(businesses and individuals)
 Volunteer tutors & mentors

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Project FINE at the broadband conference 2018

  • 1. Mission: To strengthen and enrich our community by facilitating the integration of people who are ethnically diverse.
  • 2. Technology Education for Refugees & Immigrants •Began in 2011 as part of Winona’s Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) project •67 people participated in hands-on training, very basic practical curriculum •48 participants received a home computer through a collaboration with PCs for People
  • 3. Digital Inclusion for Refugees & Immigrants 2012-2013 •2012 •80 participants, 71 computers distributed •Laptop use •Technology tutors •2013 •53participants, 10 computers distributed •Online research & PowerPoint •Computer stations & tutoring
  • 4. Connecting Communities 2014 •40 participants •Social Media •Safety •Training •Community •Facebook pages for diverse community groups • Hispanic page 908 friends •Hmong page 1,580 friends
  • 5. .COM (Creative Online Marketing ) 2015 •Focused on building online presence for local refugee and immigrant owned businesses •40 businesses participated •17 developed an online marketing plan •10 created a new website or social media page
  • 6. Learn To Code 2016-2017 •Coding and app development for youth from refugee and immigrant families •50 afterschool participants •16 summer day camp participants •10 volunteer mentors •Visits to technology-related businesses and MN State College Southeast
  • 7. Lessons Learned  Know your audience  Remove barriers whenever possible  Concentrate on what’s necessary  Have patience – learning takes time!  Engage community partners  Blandin  City of Winona  HBC  PCs for People  Winona State University  Benchmark Electronics  Minnesota State College Southeast  Winona Public Schools  St. Charles School District  Computer donations (businesses and individuals)  Volunteer tutors & mentors