Welcome to the application for Connect Across Tacoma’s Digital Stewards 2025 Spring Cohort — a community-led workforce development program dedicated to empowering community members with the skills and knowledge on how to build, maintain, secure, and fund community internet networks.

This training will cover fiberoptic/wired/wireless networking skills, physical network installation skills, community organizing skills for mutual aid and fund development, community outreach, research, and more. Join if you're ready to learn something new to help your community. Beginners are welcome!

Please fill out the form and we will reach out to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your interest, and we hope to see you at one of our community events! Notifications of acceptance will be made on a rolling basis.

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I am 18 years of age or older *

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Additional Questions:

What ensures a positive and healthy learning environment for you? *

How does the lack of Internet access affect your community? *

How would access to the Internet create positive change in your community? *

Describe your ideal vision for the future of your community in the next five years. What role can the Internet play in it? What role do you see yourself in it? *

We are prioritizing people who can do a week-long in-person all day bootcamp. Can you do that if we scheduled it far enough in advance? Tell us how much time you'd need and where it would need to be for you to attend. *

How did you find out about this program? If there is a specific person or organization(s) please list them here. *

We are exploring hosting classes or field trips at other times, what times would usually work well for you in February 2025?

If given the option, which one(s) would you choose? This would be for the first three months of this six-month program.

Week-long all-day bootcamp in January. Then February in-person classes and March for business/career prep.

Classes starting in February evenings and weekends only. March for business/career prep.

Classes starting in February weekdays during the day time. March for business/career prep.

A self-paced class with frequent check-ins and activities that I must complete 100% to get credit

An online self-paced class that later has live workshops to show skills

A DVD or other recording to be sent to me to watch on my own time, with some live activities and events

A homework helper or coach to keep me on track

A mentor I meet with who can tell me about their journey

I'm open to anything

Is there anything else you would like to tell us about yourself?

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