The Safety Net – Jule Youdovin and Elizabeth Schön Vainer

“Brookline Interactive Group (BIG) is an integrated media and technology education center and a community media hub for Brookline, MA and the region. BIG facilitates diverse community dialogue, incubates and funds hyperlocal storytelling, arts, journalism, media literacy, and technology projects, including Virtual Reality (VR), and serves over 500 youth and adults annually through innovative classes and partnerships. BIG offers extensive multimedia training, access to high-quality equipment, cohort programs and partnerships, and provides low-cost professional media services to non-profit organizations, education partners, businesses, and access to local government coverage.”