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Calhoun County digital equity subcommittee expands device distribution and training plans
Summary
The task force’s digital equity subcommittee reported ongoing work to place devices and offer training where full broadband is not yet available, including partnerships with Human I.T., TechSoup, Albion College AmeriCorps and local libraries. Members discussed regional "Mitten" grant funds and local plans for drop‑in tech help at township halls.
The Calhoun County Broadband Task Force’s digital equity subcommittee updated members on stopgap efforts to increase device access and digital literacy while BEAD infrastructure projects proceed.
Angela Semifero, director of the Marshall District Library and chair of the subcommittee, described partnerships that refurbish and distribute devices and hotspots. "Human IT takes unwanted and used technology from corporations and refurbishes it and distributes it, through community programs and through their low cost retail locations," she said, noting the nonprofit serves the East…
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