Computer Village’s mission is based on bridging the digital divide within socially and economically distress communities, by using technology as a catalyst for improvement.

Our efforts are made possible greatly through access to the open source community and resources. For instance promoting Open Source tools and systems has changed the dynamics in all our computing environments that was at one point dominated by one single software provider.

Congress just passed the FINAL version of the economic recovery bill. And guess what?

$500 million for green jobs training is included in the package!

This is a huge victory. And together, we've been fighting for it for more than a year.

The Green Jobs Act was signed into law in December 2007. Since then, we've fought time and again to secure federal funding for green jobs training.

Where would the arts be without its tools? The historical tools of the artist aided in the spread of art, tools such as the chisel and mallet for a sculpture, or a painter with a canvas and brush, or movie maker with his/her camera and speakers. Computer technology is today’s greatest tool for the artist of every variety. In this decade, every few months there is a technological improvement on the basic tools that started with the invention of fire and a sharpened rock with a man/woman in a cave, thousands of years ago.