What is the Bridging the Digital Divide Project (BDDP)?
The Digital Divide can be defined as the disparities in access to and facility with information technology that exist based on demographic factors such as race, ethnicity, income, education and gender. According to local nonprofit organizations that partner with the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), those most greatly affected by this are at-risk youth, senior citizens, immigrants and refugees, those recently released from jail, and the unemployed and under-employed. Not having regular access to computers and the internet puts individuals at a distinct disadvantage socially, in preparation for employment, job seeking, completing homework, and searching for educational opportunities. BDDP is a collaboration between Binghamton University, Broome Community College, and ten community partners with the goal of increasing information technology access to the target groups listed above. BCC students from a service-learning computer technology course, a campus club, and other volunteers refur
