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The SmartChicago Public Computer Centers project will allow the City to add 20 new centers and expand 132 SmartChicago PCCs to serve unemployed and vulnerable Chicagoans. The centers are strategically-located at libraries, city colleges, public housing sites, workforce centers, senior centers, and youth and community service centers. Over 100 centers are located in census tracts where 50% of the households are at low or moderate income levels. SmartChicago PCCs will: increase access to broadband, improve accessibility -Serve 869,853 individuals and families across at 152 centers by deploying 2,559 new computers and 878 upgraded workstations. -Provide public computer and Internet access for the first time at 19 new centers, including 8 public housing locations, 6 human service centers, and 5 new libraries, and 1 senior center. -Improve access to broadband for the approximately 600,000 people with disabilities in Chicago by deploying assistive technologies at all 152 sites. -Deliver nearly 200,000 new hours of rigorous and customized technology training. -Launch citywide Digital Skills Initiative to increase the digital literacy of Chicagoans by creating a central capacity to develop cutting-edge curricula, share best practices, evaluate performance, or provide resources across providers to maximize investments and impact. -Help approximately 20,000 job-seekers retool through a core suite of technology training courses covering online job searching, resume creation, and other workforce readiness skills. -Assist 20,000 youth, seniors, and families with digital skills development through customized one-on-one or class-based training courses. Support the needs of non- English speakers by offering technology training courses in Spanish, Polish, and Chinese. -Create jobs at all skill and experience levels. - Employ 1 Program Director to oversee the SmartChicago PCCs project, including the Digital Skills Initiative, complete quarterly project reports, chair the project Steering Committee, and manage 6 master teachers. -Hire 6 master teachers to develop technology training curricula; train and mentor agency staff and Chicago Career Tech (CCT) program participants; and deliver training. -Employ 1 Program Assistant to support the program director and master teachers with their duties. -Employ 1 Project Manager at the City to coordinate program elements. - Create 64 transitional information technology jobs at public housing labs. - Help approximately 20,000 find employment through expanded technology training opportunities.

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