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"Just like electricity, access to the internet is essential to modern survival," says Jefferson Smith, a social entrepreneur in Portland, Ore., who's been working to bridge the digital divide among low-income families with the help of a new program he's calling 10,000 Tablets.
The idea is to provide each family with a tableteither a smartphone, a computer, or a computer-like device like a tabletand teach them how to use it so they can continue their education or work from home, per a press release.
"The internet has now become a basic utility like electricity," Smith says.
"And just like electricity, access to the internet is essential to modern survival."
A recent study found that 24% of low-income adults under the age of 30 don't own a smartphone; 43% don't have broadband Internet at home; and 59% don't own a tablet.
What's more, the study found that 27% of low-income adults relied solely on smartphones to access the Internet in early 2021.
"If we want a level playing field when it comes to education in this country, we've got a lot of catching up to do," says Vannessa Sherrod, lead organizer for 10,000 Tablets and New Start Network.
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