The Digital Divide Initiative has joined the Affiliate Network of Computers For Youth (CFY) based in New York. CFY's Affiliate Network helps other organizations benefit from CFY’s knowledge and experience in improving the home learning environment of low-income children.
DDI will be adding CFY software for middle-school students to it’s list of pre-installed software on computers donated to low-income families. The software includes titles on Math, Language Arts, Music and more.
CFY’s work is built upon three principles supported by the research literature and our own experience:
All families want their children to succeed.
Low-income parents value their children’s academic achievement just as much as do high-income parents.
All families can play a role in their children's success.
The factor in the home that most strongly influences a child's intellectual development is cognitive stimulation—not the education or income of the child's parents, as is commonly assumed. With proper support, all parents can be powerful contributors to their children's education.
All families can harness the power of computer technology to improve their children's lives.
When provided with the proper technology—a computer designed as a home learning center, for example—children can become self-directed learners, avid readers, excited mathematicians, and responsible citizens.
