Call to Action! Ask Your Supervisor to Close the Digital Divide
We need your help! The Dignity Fund Coalition is asking City policymakers for $3.5 million a year for two years to close the digital divide for older adults and people with disabilities in San Francisco.
Can you email or call your Supervisor to ask them to commit funds in the add-back process to keep us connected? Simple instructions follow.
OPTION 1: EMAIL YOUR SUPERVISOR.
Use the template below to send an email to your Supervisor by June 24. If you don't know who your Supervisor is, especially due to redistricting, see information here.
To: (choose your Supervisor's address): connie.chan@sfgov.org, Catherine.Stefani@sfgov.org, Aaron.Peskin@sfgov.org, Gordon.Mar@sfgov.org, Dean.Preston@sfgov.org, matt.dorsey@sfgov.org, myrna.melgar@sfgov.org, rafael.mandelman@sfgov.org, Hillary.Ronen@sfgov.org, Shamann.Walton@sfgov.org, Ahsha.Safai@sfgov.org
cc: Board.of.Supervisors@sfgov.org, info@sfdignityfund.org
SUBJECT: Fund Digital Access and Keep Us Connected!
Dear Supervisor [INSERT Last Name]:
I am a resident of District [X], and I am joining the Dignity Fund Coalition in urging you to dedicate add-back funding to strengthen and expand the Department of Disability and Aging’s SF Connected Programs beyond current baseline funding, so we can close the digital divide in San Francisco. The ask is for $3.5 million a year for two years, and I hope you will contribute to this citywide total.
[IMPORTANT! Insert personal story about how tech / digital access / assistive technology has impacted you or someone you know. For example, it helped you get a job, stay in touch with your family, apply for housing, etc.]
Older adults and people with disabilities need internet access, devices, digital literacy training, tech support, and assistive technology. Please commit to adding back this $3.5 million in vital funding to close the digital divide in San Francisco.
Thank you!
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT]
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OPTION 2: CALL YOUR SUPERVISOR.
Use the email template above, slightly modified for a phone call.
- District 1 Supervisor: Connie Chan (415-554-7410)
- District 2 Supervisor: Catherine Stefani (415-554-7752)
- District 3 Supervisor: Aaron Peskin (415-554-7450)
- District 4 Supervisor: Gordon Mar (415-554-7460)
- District 5 Supervisor: Dean Preston (415-554-7630)
- District 6 Supervisor: Matt Dorsey (415-554-7970)
- District 7 Supervisor: Myrna Melgar (415-554-6516)
- District 8 Supervisor: Rafael Mandelman (415-554-6968)
- District 9 Supervisor: Hillary Ronen (415-554-5144)
- District 10 Supervisor: Shamann Walton (415-554-7670)
- District 11 Supervisor: Ahsha Safai (415-554-6975)
THANK YOU FOR TAKING ACTION!
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