Broadening Education Access for Incarcerated Youth

The Echo Glen Children's Center in Snoqualmie, Washington, is a juvenile detention center with a mission to rehabilitate and educate. Its educational programs are technology driven, but implementing them comes with a multitude of challenges, including cost, security, and remote locations with limited IT support.  To address the challenges that come with broadening education access in detention centers, World Possible uses the offline Endless OS to provide safe, learning-rich Securebook Laptops for incarcerated youth.

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Why Does Open Source Matter? Takeaways from GUADEC 2023

GUADEC (the GNOME Users And Developers European Conference) is the GNOME community’s largest conference, bringing together hundreds of users, contributors, community members, and enthusiastic supporters for a week of talks and workshops around free open source software. This year’s GUADEC conference brought together a diverse group of open-source experts, who discussed the new innovative programs, technology and ideas that are paving the way in open source, accessibility, and feasibility.

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How is Tech Improving Access to Mental Health Resources?

According to the National Alliance of Mental Health, the need for mental health services has increased over the past five years, and continued innovations are needed to reach all populations who need it. Technology, including apps, games, and VR, has become integral to many intervention models, especially for children and adults who might not otherwise be able to access services. 

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Scaling Tech-Focused Nonprofits For Social Good

Endless Network supports Fast Forward’s Startup Accelerator, which connects early-stage tech nonprofits with the funding, mentorship, and connections needed to scale. We spoke with co-founder Shannon Farley about how she got interested in building bridges between tech and nonprofits, the challenges young social innovators face today, and her advice for the changemakers of the future.

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