Sydney's street kids get connected

An initiative aimed at giving street kids a fair go online will kick off this week with the launch of a -Street Level Internet Café".

The project is the brainchild of Salvation Army Oasis Youth Support Network and the Rotary Club of Sydney Cove. Tech Pacific was also instrumental in gathering local IT support to build the Street Level Internet Café.

The project aims to provide the homeless and disadvantaged with access to computers and free Internet access. It will also provide meals for those using the Café.

-Recent research has highlighted the growing digital divide between those in the community who have access to IT and those who don't," Salvation Army Oasis Youth Support Network Captain Paul Moulds said.

Tech Pacific donated AU$10,000 worth of Compaq computers to the café.

-It's wonderful to be involved in such a groundbreaking initiative, which is providing street kids with a way to lift themselves by giving them not only a place to go, but also a taste of the IT world via access to computers and the Internet," Tech Pacific managing director David Cullen said.

The Internet café will open in Sydney on June 13.

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    Good On Ya Guy's!!! remember # ...Carolyn Sharkey -- 06/07/01

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