Mobile Beacon Invites Non-Profits to Apply for its Digital Inclusion Grant
The Wi-Fly Digital Inclusion Grant provides two organizations with the tools they need to help their community soar Johnston, RI – Mobile Beacon’s Annual Wi-Fly Digital Inclusion Grant is open and accepting applications until September 30th. The Wi-Fly Digital Inclusion Grant provides grantees with 25 laptops, 25 mobile hotspots, and Mobile Beacon’s unlimited, uncapped mobile […]
Read more Mobile Beacon Welcomes New Director of Business Development
Gary Parenteau Brings Over 16 Years of Business Experience to the Educational Nonprofit Gary Parenteau joins Mobile Beacon as its first Director of Business Development. Parenteau brings more than 16 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development across Medical, Life Sciences, and technology-based industries. Most recently, Parenteau worked for Discover Books where he […]
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Library now offers hot spots for checkout
FAIRFIELD — Library card wielding residents of Jefferson County may now utilize the Fairfield Public Library’s latest resource available for check out. The library now offers Mobile Beacon Wi-Fi hot spots with high-speed broadband internet. According to library director Al Mickuna, this newest offering came after months of receiving requests from community members. Read the […]
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Pulaski Library offering Wi-Fi hotspots and food
There’s no doubt that the digitization of our world has left the role of public libraries in question. With the accessibility of the internet overshadowing the use of public libraries for research projects, book reports, or simply entertainment, the librarians of the Pulaski Library have been searching for unique ways to serve the community and […]
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St. Patrick Academy Students Explore History And Archaeology At Verdant Pastures In Scituate
Providence, RI (September 20, 2022) – An educational partnership between three entities, St Patrick Academy in Providence, the North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation, Inc. (NACEPF), and Mobile Beacon, a subsidiary of NACEPF, has been expanded to include the hands-on study of U.S. history and exploration in archaeology. Today, students from the St. Patrick Academy […]
Read more Mobile Beacon Invites Not for Profit Organizations to Apply for its Digital Inclusion Grant
Mobile Beacon’s Annual Wi-Fly Digital Inclusion Grant is accepting applications. The grant is designed to work hand-in-hand with community organizations to create digital inclusion programs that provide the internet and technology to combat the digital divide. Together, Wi-Fly grantees help connect people to this vital tool to improve their lives. The Wi-Fly Digital Inclusion Grant […]
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Abilene Public Library now has WiFi hotspots available
To better meet the needs of the area, the Abilene Public Library has purchased WiFi hotspots with a federal grant. The hotspots are intended for students to use when they do not have access to WiFi, but any adult can borrow the hotspots for up to two weeks. “It’s a good opportunity to try it […]
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Livingston County Library to begin loaning wi-fi hotspots to patrons
The Livingston County Library recently received an LSTA Technology Mini-grant grant for the library’s Technology Reboot Project that included the purchase of 10 new hotspots that will be available to the public beginning April 1, 2022. Mobile wi-fi hotspots are portable and allow up to 12 devices to connect to the internet at the same […]
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Grant will help library expand Wi-Fi
The Lewisboro Library Board of Trustees held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, and in light of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement that the statewide mask mandate for indoor establishments would be lifted on Thursday, Library Director Cynthia Rubino announced that masks are now voluntary but encouraged, especially for the unvaccinated. Ms. Rubino said that after speaking […]
Read more Mobile Beacon Awards Two Wi-Fly Digital Inclusion Grants
Wi-Fly Grant Recipients Will Use the Granted Technology to Support Community Mobile Beacon’s Annual Wi-Fly Digital Inclusion Grant is designed to work hand-in-hand with community organizations to create digital inclusion programs that provide the internet and technology to combat the digital divide. Together, Wi-Fly grantees help connect people to this vital tool to improve their […]
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