The ConnectHomeUSA (CHUSA) team is excited to announce that HUD’s Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman will kick off this year’s annual virtual CHUSA Summit! In addition to hosting the Deputy Secretary, we look forward to connecting you to other digital inclusion advocates and celebrating your successes. Check out the piece below for a snapshot of the agenda and be sure to mark October 25 – 27th on your calendar. 2022 ConnectHomeUSA Virtual Summit Registration is now open!
The CHUSA team is pleased to bring you the 2022 ConnectHomeUSA Virtual Summit with sessions covering the latest information on the historic BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) and DEA (Digital Equity Act) grants as well as freely available tools to help you advocate, access, and plan for these federal programs. But that’s not all! Based on popular demand, we’re bringing you sessions on telehealth, digital ambassador programs, the Affordable Connectivity Program, best practices from other CHUSA communities and much more!
Check out the full Summit Agenda here.
The Summit will take place October 25 – 27, 2022 daily from 1 – 5 PM Eastern.
What is ConnectHomeUSA?
ConnectHomeUSA is a movement to bridge the digital divide for HUD-assisted housing residents by getting them connected at home while providing access to digital literacy and educational content.
ConnectHomeUSA creates a platform for community leaders, local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private industry to join together and produce locally-tailored solutions for narrowing the digital divide for HUD-assisted residents living in ConnectHomeUSA-designated communities across the country.
The initiative relies on public-private collaboration and is led locally by housing operators who connect residents to free or affordable in-unit Internet service, a free or affordable computer device, and the training to use them. By working with national and local stakeholder commitments that provide free or low-cost broadband access, devices, and digital literacy training, ConnectHomeUSA communities extend twenty-first century opportunity to children, adults and seniors living in HUD-assisted housing.
Led by HUD, the initiative has touched 100 communities across the country!