
CCI Cyber Cafe
About the Clearfork Community Institiute (CCI)
The Clearfork Community Institute (CCI) is a 501(c)(3) community development and education center located in the coalfields of East Tennessee, in the historic mining town of Clairfield. CCI was founded in 1997 by local women who sought to provide meaningful engagement for their families and the community. CCI serves residents in the Clearfork Valley, which encompasses 12 unincorporated communities in Campbell and Claiborne Counties in Tennessee, and Bell and Whitley Counties in Kentucky.
Limited access to high-speed internet leaves many unreachable, jobless, and homeless. There is only one cable provider and two satellite providers in Clairfield. Spectrum provides service to 68.10% coverage in Clairfield and Hughes Net and Viasat provides 100% coverage but is unreliable and unaffordable. CCI provides the only public space in the community with the ability to provide the community access to the internet. The Cyber Cafe is open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am to 9pm. This provides the community access to the internet and computers to be able to do research, homework, connect to family and friends, look for jobs, take online classes, etc.
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​​​​SCCP provides staff time for the Cyber Cafe
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