#05 Veatrice Farrell: $7,500 can fund a year of digital education for a community

Technology moves faster every year. But millions of Americans are being left behind—not because they don’t want to keep up, but because the infrastructure was never built for them.Veatrice Farrel is the Chief Community Officer at the Digital Education Foundation. She’s spent years deploying devices, building trust within communities, and figuring out what it really takes to close the digital divide.In this episode, we talk about:• Why free computers fail without trust and training• The paradox of progress: early adopters vs. the disconnected• How COVID exposed the gap—and what happened when federal funding disappeared• What it takes to build tech hubs that actually workThis isn’t charity. It’s infrastructure.—Produced with refurbished technology.Subscribe wherever you listen.