Community Tech Network Community Tech Network
Transforming Lives Through Digital Equity. DONATE
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • Annual Report
    • Our Impact
    • CTN History
    • Staff
    • Board
    • Partners
    • Funders
    • Jobs
    • Contact Us
  • What We Do
    • Capacity Building
    • Direct Services
  • Impact Stories
    • Videos
    • Case Studies
      • San Francisco Responds to COVID-19 (PDF)
      • The Pandemic Pivot (PDF)
    • Newsletters
    • CTN In the News
    • Spotlight Stories
      • Volunteer Spotlights
      • Learner Spotlights
      • Partner Spotlights
      • Funder Spotlights
      • Staff Spotlights
    • CTN Advocacy
    • Sign up for CTN eNews
  • PARTNER WITH US
  • Volunteer
    • Become a Digital Coach
    • Volunteer Heroes
    • Application
  • Resources
    • Request a Digital Coach
    • Training Schedule
    • SF Connected Calendar
    • Affordable Connectivity Program
  • Donate
Community Tech Network Community Tech Network
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • Annual Report
    • Our Impact
    • CTN History
    • Staff
    • Board
    • Partners
    • Funders
    • Jobs
    • Contact Us
  • What We Do
    • Capacity Building
    • Direct Services
  • Impact Stories
    • Videos
    • Case Studies
      • San Francisco Responds to COVID-19 (PDF)
      • The Pandemic Pivot (PDF)
    • Newsletters
    • CTN In the News
    • Spotlight Stories
      • Volunteer Spotlights
      • Learner Spotlights
      • Partner Spotlights
      • Funder Spotlights
      • Staff Spotlights
    • CTN Advocacy
    • Sign up for CTN eNews
  • PARTNER WITH US
  • Volunteer
    • Become a Digital Coach
    • Volunteer Heroes
    • Application
  • Resources
    • Request a Digital Coach
    • Training Schedule
    • SF Connected Calendar
    • Affordable Connectivity Program
  • Donate
Oct 12

Partner Spotlight – Sequoia Living

  • October 12, 2020
  • General, Partner Spotlights, SF Partner

Community Tech Network is pleased to announce a new training partnership with Sequoia Living, a venerable San Francisco organization that provides a stimulating living environment for older adults as well as services that support and enrich their lives. The remote training will be conducted for residents of the two locations of the San Francisco Senior Center (SFSC), a program of Sequoia Living. They are an SF Connected partner with locations at Aquatic Park Senior Center and the Downtown Senior Center. When SFSC first opened in Aquatic Park in 1947, it was the first nonprofit senior center in the United States and has served seniors continuously for 71 years.

Responding to the pandemic environment, the agreement incorporates the Home Connect model, which allows the older adult learners and their trainers to engage remotely using a phone and a screen sharing program to ensure everyone’s safety. The training partnership provides training to a total of 70 Sequoia Living clients in three categories:

  • The first 20 clients who already have a device and a home internet connection will be matched with a digital coach and begin training.
  • An additional 20 who already have internet service will receive a device and basic training, then transition to a digital coach.
  • The final 30 clients lacking internet service will receive assistance setting up the internet account, a device, basic training, and then a digital coach.   

The two groups receiving basic training will attend five one-hour sessions delivered by CTN instructors, and all clients will be matched to a digital coach volunteer who will meet virtually with the learner one hour each week for 12 weeks. These sessions will focus primarily on the Learning Pathways selected by each older adult learner.

Crystal Booth is the new program director at both San Francisco Senior Center locations and sought out the services of CTN after receiving a bequest to provide digital literacy training to their residents. CTN is looking forward to working with Crystal and her staff as we achieve our common goal of moving vulnerable older adults across the digital divide.

Related

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • Pinterest
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • E-Mail

Comments are closed.

CTN Stories

  • Videos
  • Newsletters
  • CTN In the News
  • Volunteer Spotlights
  • Learner Spotlights
  • Partner Spotlights
  • Funder Spotlights
  • CTN Advocacy

Stay Connected with CTN by signing up for our email list.

This form is currently undergoing maintenance. Please try again later.

Recent Posts

  • What is Digital Redlining and How Does It Perpetuate Poverty?
  • Digital Mythbusting: Why Smartphones Are Not Enough to Bridge the Digital Divide
  • CTN Offers Digital Navigator Training to Youth Library Volunteers
  • Thank You for All Your Support in 2022! – Jan 2023
  • CTN’s Kami Griffiths Teaching Online Digital Equity Course Through NTEN!

Follow us on Facebook

This message is only visible to admins.
Problem displaying Facebook posts. Backup cache in use.
Click to show error
Error: Invalid OAuth access token - Cannot parse access token Type: OAuthException

Community Tech Network believes that access to the Internet is a human right and that those without the skills to use a computer are at risk of social and economic disadvantage.

Contact Us

San Francisco Office
1390 Market Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94102

General Questions
inquiries@communitytechnetwork.org
855-983-0318

Press
press@communitytechnetwork.org
855-983-0318 x 3636
Media Kit

Explore job opportunities with CTN

Send us a note:

©2022 Community Tech Network. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Proudly powered by WordPress Hosted by Pressable