MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON TECHNOLOGY
(MCOT)
Serves
as the coordinator for the Commission which advises the Mayor
and City Council on policies and actions related to the use or
impact of telecommunications technologies in the City of Philadelphia
and the region.
THE
BRIDGE PROJECT
Workforce
2000 was one of 8 partners to participate in U.S. Department of
Commerce NTIA Grant with the University City Science Center and
LibertyNet. Workforce 2000 serves as the Public Access Site for
the West Philadelphia Empowerment Zone and provides Internet training
to residents.
CIVIC
TELEVISION NETWORK (CTN)
Workforce 2000 serves as the Philadelphia Affiliate (one of fifty)
for a satellite, downlinked, distance-learning leadership training
program for community and civic volunteers. CTN is a series of
five programs, at three - five sessions each, in developing and
applying collaborative skills and techniques.
DIGITAL
COMPUTER MAINTENANCE & SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Partner in training and development of a "resale/student
business" program with Digital Equipment Corporation and
the School District of Philadelphia.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS/TECHNOLOGY
FAIRS
A "hands-on" training activity to introduce and prepare
youth and adults for new telecommunications technology and applications.
Interactive workshops and demonstrations by vendors of various
applications such as videophones, voice to text, video conferencing,
TV production, multimedia, InterNet and electronic-mail. A joint
effort between Bell Atlantic, AT&T, William Penn High School
and Workforce 2000.
TECHNOLOGY
& YOU: ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW
A monthly public affairs cable television program to demystify
telecommunications. The program explores various aspects of the
industry, products and applicaitons and their uses in daily life.
HEALTHY START
PEER POWER MALE PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM (MPP)
The
Healthy Start Program is a pregnancy prevention program for adolescent
males. Targeted to the West Philadelphia Community, MPP serves
40 young men a year providing guidance in personal development
and education.
SHOOT
FOR THE STARS (SFTS)
A
year-round career awareness and peer leadership program, SFTS
consists of weekly in-school workshops, monthly peer leadership
weekend workshops and a summer work experience program. Targeted
to students living in West Philadelphia, this program was implemented
in six (6) schools (West Philadelphia, Overbrook and University
City High Schools, and Sayre, Sulzberger and Shoemaker Middle
Schools) and served 300 students a year over a 6 year period.
