SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative

Members of our Broadband Equity team will be on campus next week to share information about the Affordable Connectivity Program. Stop by to find our if you are eligible. Eligibility is:
- Based on household income
- If a person, their child, or dependent participates in certain government assistance programs such as Pell, SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, or other programs
- If anyone in the household already receives a Lifeline benefit

🌐 At its core, is about creating a society where every individual can fully participate in the digital world. It's a journey toward equality, access, empowerment, and a brighter future!

Curious about how YOU can be part of Week? 🚀💻

Find local events and tools to advance during . https://digitalinclusion.org/digital-inclusion-week-2023

SCC is excited to announce our participation in Digital Inclusion Week, an annual event that spotlights the importance of digital access and inclusion in communities across the nation through awareness, recognition, and celebration.

From October 2nd to October 6th, we'll be joining organizations, advocates, and individuals to raise awareness and take action to bridge the digital divide.

💡 In an increasingly digital world, inclusion is key. Everyone deserves equal access to technology, knowledge, and opportunities, regardless of background or circumstance.

Digital inclusion is vital to education, job opportunities, and vital services. It gives a voice to people who are being left out. Building connected communities is key for everyone to thrive.

To better address digital equity in the Metro East, we've added Marva Rucker, an AmeriCorp Lead for America Fellow, to our team!

🖥
💻
📱

Applications are now being accepted for the Metro East Environmental Justice Academy. A recording of a recent informational session is linked in the comments. Questions? Let us know!

Our collaborators over at Good Dirt Composting Collective are gauging interest in a composting drop-off service in Edwardsville.
Let them know what you think by responding to the brief form below.

Metro East — New Earth Farm Partnering with Good Dirt Compost Collective, New Earth Farm hopes to soon have a local food waste drop off site in Edwardsville to help Metro East residents compost—keeping food scraps out of landfills where they turn into methane, and instead cycling them back into local gardens once they’ve b...

SSCC has been working with the Illinois Broadband Lab to improve broadband access, affordability, and usage. Please take a moment to complete this Illinois Broadband Lab All Stakeholder Survey. Your responses will be used to help Illinois accelerate work to bring affordable access to high-speed internet to Illinoisans. 🖥💻📱

Illinois Broadband Lab Broadband Survey Survey to gather information on broadband experiences, aspirations, and challenges faced by Illinoisians. Inputs will be used to inform federal & state government efforts to improve internet access everywhere.

Join us Thursday evening as we "imagine a food system that is created, designed, managed and sustained by Black people."

Dr. Bobby Smith Addresses Food Justice during SIUE’s Speaker Series Bobby Smith II, PhD, interdisciplinary sociologist and assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will discuss his vision, research and work regarding food justice during his visit to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville....

Check out Prof. Craig Anz's conversation with Fred Martino, host of WSIU's "Eye on Education" to hear a little about SSCC's collaboration with SIUC faculty.

Eye on Education | Architecture - Study, Form, and Function with Craig Anz Fred Martino interviews Craig Anz, Director of Graduate Studies in Architecture at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. They discuss the undergraduate a...

We are pleased to announce Prof. Bobby Smith II is the third featured SSCC Speaker Series presenter!

Dr. Smith II is an interdisciplinary sociologist and assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently on research leave this academic school year as a fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Dr. Smith's research uses sociohistorical and community-based approaches to analyze historical and contemporary struggles for food justice and food sovereignty in Black communities in the United States.

6 p.m., Thursday, April 13 at the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Campus in East St. Louis.

The event is free and open to the public. Registration link is below. 👇

We are pleased to share that the Successful Communities Collaborative program has received certification as a member of the EPIC-Network for embracing all EPIC Elements. Click on our badge to learn more!

Certified EPIC-N Member Program This program is a certified member of the EPIC-Network. Certified members follow all 5 tenets of the EPIC Model. The Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N) is a nonprofit association with members all over the world. Our members unite the human capital of universi...

Prof. Susan Kooiman's (Anthropology) Action Research Team members is collaborating with Good Dirt Composting Collective to encourage more composting and less food waste in our community. Check out these helpful tips to get your compost bin started!