The Impacts of Digital Skills Training on Hispanics

In 2022, Maribel Martinez Consulting partnered with UnidosNow to provide free digital literacy skills training classes in Spanish to 18 Hispanic immigrant households with school-age children. One year later, thanks to support from The Patterson Foundation and continued collaboration with UnidosNow, 9 of those participants were interviewed in 2023 to learn about the long-term impacts, if any, that digital literacy learning opportunity had on their daily lives and their families. 

In this webinar you’ll learn about:

• Hispanics’ representation in the workforce and their present digital literacy competencies

• How the digital divide affects Hispanic households and how Hispanics interact with the internet and devices

• How the children of immigrants make use of the internet and devices in comparison to other ethnic groups and races

• What effects are present one year after participants were given access to vital digital literacy skills in their home language 

• Recommendations for engaging with Hispanic households

• Recommendations for closing the digital divide among Hispanics

• Unforgettable anecdotes and opinions from Spanish-speaking families experiencing the digital divide