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Factory Ministries in Lancaster County is partnering with KINBER to implement a new Digital Access and Support Hubs Initiative. 

A nonprofit organization that works with communities, governments, businesses, schools, and nonprofits, KINBER designed its initiative to empower community partners with tools and support to expand internet access and digital skills training.

“KINBER’s Digital Access and Support Hubs Initiative will play a key role in supporting the strengthening of local communities, economies and support systems,” Nathan Flood, president and CEO of KINBER, said in a statement. “We’re not just providing our partners with laptop and internet access but with best practice digital skills training to provide them and the residents they serve with a complete approach to digital opportunity.”

KINBER’s launch of its Digital Access and Support Hubs Initiative this month includes Lancaster’s Factory Ministries and Clarion County’s Redbank Valley Public Library (Clarion County) as its first two partners. Tionesta Public Library in Forest County, Huntingdon County Library in Huntingdon County, and The Green Free Library in Tioga County are set to implement the initiative in early 2026.

According to a release, KINBER will supply these local partners with laptops, accessories, and digital skills training materials, along with support to establish digital learning labs and laptop loan programs at local partner sites. The digital learning labs will bring technology and digital resources directly to communities in need. The labs and laptop loan programs will seek to support workforce development opportunities, remote health monitoring, and improve access to education and employment resources, per the release.

KINBER was awarded the laptops through a COVID-19 ARPA Digital Connectivity Technology Program grant. The grant was financed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority.



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