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    MHS Serves Grant Helps La Casa de Amistad and Mishawaka Students

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    Thanks to a new grant, the association The House of Amistad in South Bend will be able to create two-week computer literacy courses aimed at helping Latin American immigrants and migrants and providing greater access to technology to its clients.

    Additionally, more Mishawaka students will have access to the internet.

    The subsidies come from MHS dessertwhich is described as a $12 million health equity program from healthcare entity Managed Health Services. Grants were provided to various organizations across the state that are unserved or underserved by broadband access, a news release states.

    Lack of broadband access, the release said, “is directly linked to quality health care.”

    La Casa, in particular, will use the money to create two-week computer science courses for clients to help them improve their economic mobility.

    Additionally, the agency will help 150 individuals obtain new or higher-paying jobs through job application support and resume workshops.

    And customers will be able to participate in a laptop loan program if they lack technology at home.

    The non-profit consulting organization enFocus also received a grant to expand internet access to Mishawaka students, according to MHS Serves. This will expand broadband access to 200 students in South Central Mishawaka during the 2024-25 school year and to 500 students by 2027.

    This will be done by building a new monopole tower and installing equipment to expand private LTE networks or wireless networks for specific users, according to MHS Serves. The effort will also distribute Internet routers to 75 or more homes, serving 150 students.

    Email Tribune editor Joseph Dits at [email protected].

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