Our Children This Month, August 2022

Digital Access Has Become Essential to Daily Life

Accessing digital services and understanding how to use them has become essential for the basic functioning of people in their daily lives. This month’s OCTM issue is the second of a two-part look at addressing the existing digital divide in Fresno. Like electricity, the internet is now solidly embedded in all aspects of our daily lives—giving rise to a special concern for the significant number of underserved households in high-poverty neighborhoods, multi-tenant complexes, and low-density rural areas.