Young families are particularly at risk of being left behind when parents must focus all of their time earning a basic living wage. The Technology Resource Foundation seeks to help rural communities that often have greater barriers to access and fewer resources to draw upon. Unequal access to telecommunication networks and broadband capabilities puts rural communities at a disadvantage. The Technology Resource Foundation works to develop strategies and demonstration models to overcome this. This age group stands to gain the most from accessing the wired world and their children stand to lose the most if they don t.
Research shows parental prosperity often predicts how well children do in school and beyond.
Access to digital resources also influences the success of the next generation. Today it is not good enough to be able read and write. Now one also must be able to operate an ATM, search the Web for jobs, use email or file a digital school application.