Senator Elder Vogel, Jr. announces devices to provide technology accessibility to two Beaver County schools

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) According to a release from Senator Elder Vogel, Jr., on Thursday, twenty-five devices will be given to Tech2Elevate in Ambridge, while seventy-five devices are going to The Prevention Network & Class Academy in Baden, all provided by the Digital Connectivity Technology Program, with an announcement from The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. This will help with access to technology. Vogel states that funding that is federal totaling twenty million dollars in the Digital Connectivity Technology Program takes care of essential parts of the community, including buildings like schools, non-profits, organization to train employees, libraries, and municipalities. Vogel also hopes that the internet will have a much wider accessibility to the community and furthermore, to develop both training to use skills online and to improve digital literacy.