Buffalo Urban League Teams Up with AT&T for Learning Lab

BUFFALO – One of the many inequities that have been exposed by the pandemic is the digital divide in lower income neighborhoods. The Buffalo Urban League (Buffalo, NY) is teaming up with AT&T to help close that gap.

The Urban League has partnered with AT&T and Dreamerscorp of Buffalo to open a brand-new state-of-art facility named the AT&T Digital Urban Lab. This facility will provide access to the tools and resources that underserved communities currently don’t have, especially in East Buffalo, where the facility is located.

The lab will be one of several that AT&T to open with the Urban League, as part of the Lewis Latimer Plan for Digital Equity and Inclusion. The plan provides an in-depth plan to bridge the digital divide, exacerbated by the pandemic.

According to date, in the city of Buffalo, the digital divide impacts over 11,000 students in grades K-12, who do not have internet access or internet-enabled devices at home.

The lab will operate out of The Community Center @ Crucial, which is operated with the Urban League’s support.

“Our world and its future are strongly integrated with digital connectivity,” said NYS Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes. “We must embrace that broadband and digital learning are necessities for our community to thrive. It is imperative that we achieve digital equity and inclusion in our city to prepare our residents for the future to successfully compete globally, and it starts by having access to digital learning resources that promote learning, development, and readiness. I applaud AT&T, the Buffalo Urban League, and Dream Corp partnership as they continue to deliver vital services to families across WNY.”

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