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UAC KEYSPOT Holds Opening!
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(left to right) Steve Sanders, co-host of Financial Voices, Sharmain Matlock-Turner, CEO of UAC, Kate Rivera, UAC Project Coordinator, Farrah Jimenez, President, People's Emergency Center, Kevin Sattherthwaite, CIO/COO of UAC.
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UAC Board Members, Program Partners, City representatives, and community members helped UAC celebrate the opening of its KEYSPOT (1207 Chestnut St.). The event was simulcast before a live studio audience on Financial Voices Radio, WURD 900 AM.
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KEYSPOTS are part of a citywide effort to close the digital divide in communities through free Internet access, computer classes, and 1-on-1 training. UAC is a leader in the project through the Freedom Rings Partnership. Sharmain Matlock-Turner, Financial Voices co-host and UAC president, interviewed Farrah Jimenez, CEO, People's Emergency Center about the importance of KEYSPOTS to low-income communities. Sherry Fisher, a loyal user of the KEYSPOT talked about how she has benefited from her computer training. Brian James Kirk, co-founder of local start-up, Technically Philly, spoke about Connect Philly a new texting app that locates KEYSPOTS. UAC is a partner in the Connect Philly project through the Freedom Rings Partnership.
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Interns from Drexel University volunteered.
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Heard on the Street
"We authored the "Wealth-Building Strategy" for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation master plan. This included strategies for inclusion of minority-owned businesses at the planning stage. Far too many times, opportunities for inclusion are missed by waiting until the project development stage. I applaud our client, DRWC, for having such insight." -- Beverly Woods, Director of UAC's Economic Opportunity Division. The plan won the 2012 American Institute of Architects' Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design.
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Program Partner Spotlight
When girls need advice they now have a place to go online to get answers. Called Peaches this new blog was created by Teenshop, a UAC program partner. Readers can pose questions to a panel of nationally renowned experts in education, health, and social media. Girls can also post their own articles for others to comment on. To view the blog, go to www.teenshop.org/peaches
Led by director, Elleanor Jean Hendley, Teenshop works with high potential girls and encourages them to be leaders in their community. Three chapters are located in Philadelphia, and one in Los Angeles. Each is directed by a five-member team of volunteers. All Teenshop alumni go on to college or professional schools.
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