Camden Dream Center Partners

Camden Dream Center Awarded 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant from Kajeet Funding will help close the digital divide and support equitable access to essential online services and opportunities Camden New Jersey – July 28, 2021

Camden Dream Center announced today that it was awarded a 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant from Kajeet®, a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to enterprises, state and local governments, students and IoT solution providers. Open to U.S. K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, public libraries, education and career non-profits and municipalities, the grant provides one year of free Kajeet internet connectivity hardware and managed service on Kajeet’s award-winning mobile connectivity platform, Sentinel®.

“We estimate that 4 in 5 students in the communities that the Camden Dream Center serves do not have Internet access at home. Further, those that do have access must share the service with the entire household, thus creating bandwidth problems. Our Kajeet pilot program will enable us to provide a personal hotspot for students in our program, allowing these students to stay connected at home and on-the-go. This anytime, anywhere access will increase participation in our online programs and improve these students’ access to vital learning opportunities,” said Dr. Onitiri, Camden Dream Center’s Director of STEM Practice and CTE Consulting.

We’re pleased to name Camden Dream Center a 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant winner and work with them to enable a more equitable future.” The 2021 Kajeet Digital Inclusion Grant seeks to help organizations provide members of their community with safe, reliable access to remote learning, telehealth services and other vital online resources. Grant awardees were selected by an independent panel of judges.

This year, 85 organizations were selected and will receive a pilot program with the Kajeet digital equity solution of their choice – Kajeet SmartBus™, Kajeet SmartSpot™ or Kajeet Connect Prime™. Each pilot program includes one year of free data on the network of choice and access to Kajeet’s device and data management portal, Sentinel.