Human Services Agency of San Francisco
Department of Aging & Adult Services * Department of Human Services

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Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)

San Francisco is the recipient of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act federal grant under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) to promote sustainable broadband adoption.  The San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) oversees the portion of the grant intended to stimulate usage and adoption of broadband services by seniors and adults with disabilities.

DAAS-BTOP will provide customized training and educational programs, with the objective of helping these populations understand how broadband access will be useful to them in their daily lives.  In addition to basic computer and Internet skills adapted for their special needs, training will address other barriers and will provide social media tools to help individuals overcome social isolation, access resources for healthy aging, slow the progress of cognitive impairment, and learn skills to manage personal finances or increase income.  Eight community-based organizations have been selected as subgrantees to provide a total of 54 locations and other assistance for the implementation of DAAS-BTOP programs.

To see a map of the 26 BTOP Centers that are currenly open in the community, please click on the link below.

Map of BTOP Centers

DAAS-BTOP offers basic and intermediate computer classes that can help familiarize students with computer essentials such as: functions and operations of a computer, learning to se up an email account, navigating the internet, and learning to take precautionary measures associated with online activities.

Introductory classes to Facebook and Skype are also offered to help seniors and disabled adults reduce social isolation and to easily connect with friends and family.  Classes will also be offered to help students search for employment opportunities, manage finances online, and further enhance online capabilities of participants.  To see the dates and times of the BTOP classes that are currently offered, please click on the link below.

BTOP Class Calendar

For more information, visit our website www.sfgov.org/sfconnected or call (415) 355-3555.  You make also like DAAS-BTOP on Facebook.

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