Can money be the much-needed catalyst to help Philadelphians outside the digital space have greater access to technology?

The first move from the Digital Literacy Alliance — a newly formed 19-organization collective backed by the Mayor’s Fund — seems to think it’s a good place to start: the initiative just gave $167,010 in grant money to eight nonprofits for projects in the digital literacy space.

From workshops to spot fake news (Mighty Writers’ winning proposal) to tablet training sessions for senior citizens (by nonprofit Generations Online), the first round of projects looks promising. Also of note is PhillyCAM’s “intergenerational, hands-on fellowships in media literacy.”

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