DeKalb Public Access Television Alliance/ Stone Mountain Community Center

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Submitted by erin on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 15:15
Contact Information
Individual Applicant Name: 
William Gary
About the Center
1. Does your organization currently have a public computer center?: 
No
2. What is the goal of your public computer center? If it currently is not set up do you have organizational capacity for one?: 
Our community center started out training kids on computer construction, repair and literacy. We have a computer training program every summer for kids.
3. What percentage of content submitted to your station is posted online?: 
0
4. Will your organization's public computer center be available to all members of the general public or a specific population?: 
THE MISSION of DeKalb Public Access Television Alliance is to make Community Access Television available to all Atlanta and DeKalb residents, as medium of communication that provides freedom of expression and community awareness for all.
5. Do you charge membership dues or other fees to the population you are proposing to serve?: 
No
6. What is the disabilities status for members in your area? Check all that apply.: 
Answer to be determined.
Center Capacity
7. For the following questions regarding your center's capacity, are the values current or proposed?: 
Proposed
Public computer center name and type.: 
DeKalb Public Access Television Alliance/ Stone Mountain Community Center Computer Lab
How many broadband-related equipment units (e.g. computers, wireless devices) have you/do you intend to purchase overall?: 
15
Center's Broadband Connection Speed (MBps): 
1
Number of Persons served per 120-hour business week?: 
75
Number of Persons served per 48-hour weekend?: 
15
Center Demographic Information
8. What is the estimated population size of your service area?: 
739956
9. What is your service area identifier?: 
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Georgia MSA
10. What age distribution(s) will your center serve?: 
5 to 19 years
20 to 29 years
11. What ethnicity(s) will your center serve?: 
Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic Black
12. What gender(s) will your center serve?: 
Male
Female
13. What is the median household income for the population your center will serve?: 
$50,000 - $74,999
14. What education levels will your center serve?: 
Elementary - Kindergarten to Grade 5
Middle - Grade 6 to Grade 8
Secondary - Grade 8 to Grade 12
College
15. What is the unemployment rate for your service area?: 
11
16. What describes the language preference of your service area?: 
English - Primary
17. Please describe your center's outreach strategy and how can you reach communities lacking broadband access. : 
Answer to be determined.
18. If you provide a computer checkout or giveaway program, how many users do you expect to provide equipment or computers?: 
Owned and operated by Comcast.
19. How will you measure the program's impact in reaching disconnected communities and increase broadband adoption?: 
Owned and operated by Comcast.
20. Please describe your primary training and educational programs, including curricula, student certification programs, etc.: 
To date we have trained over 300 in the art of television production. However because of a problem with the local comcast cable operators, Our ability to use the Public Access facility has been severly limited. We have a small studio at the community center that belongs to our church, We are presently doing limited training there. once a week about 10 people. We are certified to train by the Georgia Dept of Labor.
Other Information
21. Is there evidence that less than 40% of your service population has broadband web access?: 
Yes
22. How will your center provide a $10,000 match of funds?: 
Answer to be determined.
23. Does your center currently have an online component or plans for an online component?: 
No
26. Are you interested in enabling your community to directly schedule any portion of your programming schedule?: 
Yes
27. Are you interested in sharing content with other public access TV stations?: 
Yes