Summary:
City Startup Labs is launching ReConnex, a new initiative to bridge the digital divide in Charlotte.
The program will train individuals with justice-impacted backgrounds in device repair and entrepreneurship.
Participants will operate a brick-and-mortar retail location offering tech support and repairs in underserved communities.
The initiative provides valuable job training and skills while offering essential tech services to communities that lack them.
The project is expected to launch in early 2025 and is envisioned as a workers cooperative.
This initiative will provide valuable tech support and repair services to communities that need them.
City Startup Labs is launching a new initiative, ReConnex, aimed at addressing the digital divide in Charlotte. The program, funded by a $400,000 grant from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology, will train individuals with justice-impacted backgrounds in device repair and entrepreneurship. These participants will then operate a brick-and-mortar retail location offering tech support and repairs in underserved communities within Charlotte's six Corridors of Opportunity. This initiative provides valuable job training and skills while simultaneously offering essential tech services to communities that lack them. The project is expected to launch in early 2025 and is envisioned as a workers cooperative, empowering participants to own and manage the business.
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