2023 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 22
Charles County Government Annual Report • 2023
CHARLES COUNTY
CONNECTED
Maryland State Connected Devices Program
Connected Devices, hosted by
Charles Count y Advocacy Council
for Children, Youth, and Families
/ Local Management Board is a
grant program designed to assist in
digital equit y and inclusion ef forts in
Mar yland. The program provides new,
internet-enabled devices to families
most at need.
Charles Count y Government received t wo rounds of funding
from the Mar yland Of fice of Statewide Broadband. The program provided
FREE Chromebook devices to eligible, low-income households, earning
under 200% of federal povert y threshold.
ROUND 1
DISTRIBUTION
Concluded
Dec. 2023
22
500
Distribution
events held
Devices
distributed
The program was operated with the Local
Management Board as the lead in par tnership with Charles Count y Public Librar y, and
Universit y of Mar yland Extension. Recipients
f r o m a l l w a l k s o f l i f e i n c l u d i n g e l d e r l y,
un-housed, single parents, and individuals
with disabilities were ser ved.
Recipients were identified as:
CHARLES COUNTY CONNECTED DEVICES
WAS MANAGED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP
ENDEAVOR WITH THE CHARLES COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Assisting
Charles
County
Seniors
22 /
5,826
51,271
18,963
27,316
83
262
54,559
88%
36%
15
Persons of
color
Persons with a
disability
County zip codes
represented
Unduplicated individuals served through programs
Meals on Wheels meals served to
458 seniors
Meals served at the senior centers to
1,229 seniors
People provided Information & Assistance contacts
(includes all calls and information materials sent out)
People received legal assistance for free
Daily average of people using senior centers
Participation in physical fitness classes or programs
CharlesCount yMD.gov
