When 8-year-old Deon was first invited to use a new computer at the Northeast Frankford Boys and Girls Club, he was reluctant. His passion was art, and he didn’t think using a computer would be helpful. But when he discovered that the computer lessons meant learning a visual arts module that would help him with […]
My.Future: Helping Club Kids Reimagine The Future
By: Libby Lescalleet, Executive Program Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia When My.Future launched last year, thanks to a partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Comcast NBC Universal, we were overwhelmed by the possibilities it would create for the children in Philadelphia. The program is designed to provide hands-on technology training to […]
