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A message from Kentucky's Governor
A message from Digital Works alums
CEO Discusses the Digital Works Celebration
Through The Years
It all started in Zanesville, Ohio, back in 2013. That’s when Connected Nation (CN) staff began evolving their digital literacy skills program into a targeted community revitalization and job growth program called Digital Works.
“Our nonprofit has always been focused on helping individuals and families access the internet and related technologies,” said Chris Pedersen, Vice President of Planning and Development, CN. “As we worked with more community leaders and began identifying the needs in both rural and urban areas, a trend started to emerge—there was not a program to increase job options in many of these areas. We knew that if we could provide digital training and job placement assistance for online positions it would help fill that need.”
The goal was to provide a workforce and economic development platform that could be tailored to everything from large, urban settings to small, rural towns or even statewide programs.
Learn MoreA Letter From The Second Lady
Digital Works has been working to provide training and job placement assistance to military spouses. Military spouses face some of the nation’s highest levels of unemployment because they must move often to support their enlisted spouses.
This is an issue that’s also important to Second Lady Karen Pence. Because of that she shared the following letter in support of and to commemorate the 1000th Job Placement for Digital Works.
Learn MoreWhat People Say!
Story Spotlight
Graduate Spotlight Brandice F.
Tuesday June 28, 2022
Fort Campbell, Kentucky (June 28, 2022) – It’s common for spouses of the Fort Campbell community to begin looking for […]
Graduate Spotlight Daniel M.
Friday May 27, 2022
Fort Campbell, Kentucky (May 27, 2022) – This month, Digital Works would like to recognize a hard-working graduate who has […]
Graduate Spotlight: Colby
Thursday April 28, 2022
Fort Campbell, Kentucky (April 29, 2022) – There’s a lot to be said for someone who seeks to better his […]
Graduate Spotlight: Autumn W.
Monday March 28, 2022
Fort Campbell, Kentucky (March 28, 2022) – Someone interested in working remotely might ask, “What kind of skills do I […]
Chasing a dream: military spouse finds a way to pursue career goals while taking care of her family
Thursday March 17, 2022
Fort Campbell, Kentucky (March 17, 2022) – As a kid, how did you answer the question, “What do you want […]
Connected Nation seeks Kentucky veterans to take part in no-cost digital skills and job placement assistance program, classes begin April 11th
Thursday March 3, 2022
Digital Works program connects participants with high-demand telework professions across the country Fort Campbell, KY (March 3, 2022) – Digital […]
How the Digital Works program is leading one of its graduates to becoming a Software Developer
Thursday February 24, 2022
Fort Campbell, KY (February 24, 2022) – Scott Johnson completed the Digital Works program in January of 2022 and was […]
Student Spotlight Emily G.
Tuesday January 25, 2022
Fort Campbell, KY (January 25, 2022) – When Emily reached out to the Digital Works’ program, she had been out […]
Student Spotlight: Brandice F
Monday December 27, 2021
Fort Campbell, KY (December 27, 2021) – It’s common for spouses of the Fort Campbell community to begin looking for […]
Why telework is the answer to the high rate of military spouse unemployment
Tuesday December 7, 2021
Fort Campbell, KY (December 7, 2021) – In this video, Connected Nation explores how telework may actually help improve our […]
Student Spotlight: Scott J
Wednesday November 24, 2021
Fort Campbell, KY (November 24, 2021) – Meet Scott, an avid gardener who enjoys making his own salsa and hot […]
Graduate Spotlight: Valerie D.
Tuesday October 26, 2021
Fort Campbell, Ky. (October 26, 2021) – Meet Valerie, one of the most recent graduates from Class #21 and a […]
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Thursday June 10, 2021
Fort Campbell, KY (June 10, 2021) – Join us for a webinar with Google on Thursday, July 8, 2021 from […]
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Thursday August 6, 2020
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Tuesday August 4, 2020
Fort Campbell, Ky (July 27, 2020) – The digital training and career mentoring program Digital Works today marked a major milestone—1,000 […]
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Monday July 27, 2020
Bowling Green, Ky (August 5, 2020) – Digital Works (DW), a program of Connected Nation, hit its 1,000th job placement […]
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Monday July 27, 2020
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