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A digital learning community center is coming to the Earle B. Turner Recreation Center (11300 Miles Ave.) in 2021. 
 
“I recently voted, with the rest of council, to allow the city to lease space there for a new Digital Learning Community Center,” Councilman Kevin Bishop said.  The center, in his ward, was passed during Council's last meeting of 2020.
 
The lease is with JumpStart Inc. for the purpose of developing a community innovation learning center in connection with their Digital Learning Community Center Initiative.
 
The learning center is part of an initiative created by JumpStart Inc. with financial support from Verizon to improve digital equity by developing neighborhood-based learning centers in public community spaces.  The program is part of a larger initiative across four cities, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), and Houston, to help prepare residents of these cities for greater participation in the innovation economy.
 
JumpStart Inc. will renovate the leased space and undertake renovations in the adjacent hallway at the rec center to prepare the space for the learning center, which will open in 2021.  In addition, JumpStart’s goal is to bring 5G network capability into the digital community innovation learning center but this will be done through a subsequent construction project after completion of a feasibility study.
 
“This is great news for our neighborhood residents to ensure they’re ready for the jobs of the 21st Century,” Councilman Bishop said. “We are going to work to make sure our children have the tools they need, as well as their parents, to succeed.“