In October 2022, WDVA received funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Digital Equity Program to provide digital equipment and literacy instruction to Veterans across Washington State, focusing on underserved low-income and rural Veterans.

Due to the program not receiving funding for 2023-2024, kits can only be given out to individuals with an urgent need who are referred to the Digital Navigator Program by another WDVA …

Jul 12, 2023 · The WDVA Digital Navigator Program is a grant-funded program through the Department of Commerce. It provides eligible Veterans or their families with the tools (a kit containing talk, text, and data through T-Mobile, a laptop, and a smartphone with a hotspot) and digital literacy training allowing them to connect to earned benefits such as ...

Apr 10, 2024 · We want to highlight the success of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs’ Digital Navigator Program, which received a $2.5M award to bring digital literacy tools and training to veterans and their families.

Digital navigators consolidate all of the components of digital inclusion – internet, devices, and skills – by providing digital navigation to existing social services, reaching diverse and multilingual communities most impacted by digital inequities through multiple one-on-one interactions.

WDVA’s Pilot Digital Navigation Program (DNP) provided SMVF with digital equipment, digital literacy instruction, and a digital identity that allows them to fully access the benefits, care, and support they earned through their service.

Apr 10, 2023 · The WDVA Digital Navigator Program provides qualified veterans and their families the technological resources (a kit with talk, text, and data through T-Mobile, a laptop, and a smartphone with a hotspot) and training in digital literacy so they can easily connect to online appointments and to their earned benefits, including disability payments ...

Apr 27, 2023 · The Digital Navigator Program gives eligible veterans access to a smartphone with two years of talk, text and data through T-Mobile as well as a Samsung Chromebook. The service has helped at...

Apr 6, 2023 · WDVA Digital Navigators will travel throughout Washington State to assist with intake forms, digital literacy, technical application skills training, and computer and cellphone setup support and enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program which will help to make sure veterans will remain connected even after their Digital Navigator ...

What is the Digital Navigator. Program? Are you an eligible. Veteran in need of. a phone, computer. or internet service? If so, let us help you get connected! For more information and to make an appointment, call . 1-800-562-2308. or visit . www.dva.wa.gov! WDVA Digital Navigators. What You'll Get. WDVA staff will assist you with. program ...