Net Literacy is youth empowerment and making a difference in our community through the use of compassion and technology. Since 2006, Lilly Endowment has supported and funded a variety of Net Literacy’s summer programs – enabling Net Literacy’s student volunteers to learn job skills, life skills, a
nd make a difference in the community where they live. During one summer program, IPS students worked with IUPUI mentors and created Internet safety content.
Net Literacy’s Student Volunteers Are Empowered By Our Partnerships
Net Literacy's mission is to increase computer access, computer and Internet literacy, and Internet safety awareness. We are a student-managed 501(c)(3) that provides student volunteers life skills, job skills, and an opportunity to serve their community. Net Literacy has increased computer access to over 100,000 individuals in four states and increased computer and Internet literacy to thousands of the underserved. Senators Bayh and Lugar serve as our Honorary Co-Chairs, and the Indiana State Legislature has endorsed our programs. We have met with our nations leaders, ranging from President Clinton in New York City to President Bush in a White House ceremony, and they have recognized our programs and initiatives.
In 2004, Bright House Networks took a chance on a group of middle
school students that had a dream that students could make a difference and narrow the digital divide. Since then and under the leadership of Indiana Bright House Networks President Buz Nesbitt, the company has provided Net 
Literacy's student volunteers significant financial and moral support that has enabled us to increase digital inclusion and reduce the digital divide throughout central Indiana area.
Intel is a world class leader in innovation and has a world class heart promoting digital inclusion and digital 
literacy. Since 2007, Intel has helped Net Literacy provide computers to schools and youth-oriented nonprofits, impacting thousands of individuals. Intel has funded three 30 minute Internet safety awareness television programs that were created, scripted, and 
produced by Net Literacy student volunteers they will be shown throughout the state on municipal Public Education, and Government Access Channels.
In 2008, the Clowes Fund made an investment in the Indianapolis community to increase computer access and computer and Internet literacy. Through 
their support of dozens of Net Literacy student volunteers that learned life skills, job skills, and how to repurpose computers while providing a service to their community, their grant enabled us to increase computer access to over 10,000 individuals. Fourteen nonprofits received 
computers donations – and most of them used the computers to build or expand computer labs so that their membership could gain increased access to computers.