Learn. Grow. Empower. Together.

Technology education for every community

Lumora Community Network brings hands-on STEM, digital literacy, and AI navigation workshops to seniors, underserved adults, and youth across Minnesota's East Metro, taught by scientists and engineers who believe knowledge should lift everyone up.

100% Volunteer
Led by founding board
In-Person
Community center workshops
Lumora Community Network, three people rising together from an open book, symbolizing community learning and empowerment
Lumora Community Network logo

People helping people rise together

Our logo tells our story: three diverse community members rising from a shared foundation of knowledge, an open book, with light behind them. That is what we do every day: meet people where they are, teach practical skills, and help them navigate a world that moves faster every year.

What We Do

Educate. Include. Empower.

We prepare and deliver educational materials and in-person workshops at community centers, making STEM, technology, and health literacy accessible to people who are too often left behind.

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Learn

Hands-on STEM and science literacy workshops for children, youth, and adults, from vaccine education to responsible AI use in the classroom.

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Include

Programs designed for seniors, recently incarcerated adults, and other underserved groups, with patient pacing, accessible language, and real-world practice.

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Empower

Practical AI navigation skills that help people find trustworthy information, navigate everyday services, and build confidence, not replace their judgment.

Featured Programs

Workshops built for real communities

Person using technology to find trustworthy information online
AI

AI Navigation Workshops

Teach seniors and underserved adults how to use AI safely for everyday tasks: finding trustworthy information, navigating services like jobs, benefits, and health care, and knowing when to trust a source, with guidance from people who build AI tools professionally.

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Adult learning digital skills on a laptop
Reentry

Second Chances in Tech

Digital and AI skills training for recently incarcerated adults re-entering the workforce, practical, job-relevant technology literacy taught with patience and respect at community partner sites.

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Senior woman learning digital skills on a laptop
Seniors

Digital Skills for Seniors

Step-by-step workshops covering smartphones, email, online safety, video calls, and everyday technology, designed for adults who did not grow up with screens and deserve patient, judgment-free instruction.

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Youth engaged in hands-on learning activity
Youth

Youth STEM & AI Literacy

Children's science workshops and youth AI literacy sessions that teach students to use AI as a learning partner, helping them work smarter while doing their own thinking and writing.

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Where We Serve

East Metro Minnesota

We focus on Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington counties, bringing workshops directly to community centers where people already gather, learn, and connect.

Ramsey CountyPlanned outreach: Frogtown Community Center, St. Paul
Washington CountyPlanned outreach: Ravine Landing, Cottage Grove
Dakota CountyPlanned outreach: Veterans Memorial Community Center
Community members gathered at a local meeting space

Serving communities across the East Metro, where neighbors help neighbors learn and grow.

Our Approach

Start small. Prove it works. Then scale.

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Pilot First

Every new program launches with a small test cohort of 5–15 people to work out logistics and content before scaling to larger sessions of 30–50 participants.

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Record & Reuse

We create video tutorials and downloadable materials during each workshop so content can reach a broader audience with minimal additional effort.

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Meet People Where They Are

Workshops happen at community centers, not university campuses, with accessible language, hands-on practice, and facilitators who listen.

Ready to learn, partner, or volunteer?

Whether you represent a community center, want to attend a workshop, or are interested in supporting our mission, we would love to hear from you.