We Care Tucson Opens Free Internet Café With 10-to-6 Hours to Bridge Digital Divide
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Updated · tucsonspotlight.org · Aug 19
We Care Tucson Opens Free Internet Café With 10-to-6 Hours to Bridge Digital Divide
1 articles · Updated · tucsonspotlight.org · Aug 19
Summary
Desert Byte opened in Tucson this month as a free internet café offering public access to computers and broadband for residents who lack reliable service.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekday hours include adult-only access from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and youth hours from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., with staff on site to help users.
We Care Tucson also built in safeguards by blocking gambling sites and the dark web, aiming to give parents and other users a safer place to get online.
The nonprofit says the café is meant to support job, school and community needs, especially for people who cannot afford software or campus-style tech resources.
A youth Dungeons & Dragons club starts Aug. 22, and We Care Tucson hopes Desert Byte can grow much like its summer camps, which expanded from 18 to more than 50 children.