April 6, 2023
UW Bothell students help fight real world inequities through digital skills
An increase in illegal evictions in the Snohomish County, WA led two UW Bothell students to partner with Snohomish County Legal Services, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal services to underrepresented communities, to offer support.
The students, Drake Monfregola and Jordy Solorio Valdovinos, were part of the UW Bothell Digital Scholars Program, which helps students develop skills in digital marketing data analytics, social media and data visualization.
With these skills, Monfregola and Valdovinos developed an electronic flier to help low-income residents with key information on how to respond to evictions. This information included educational resources and training sessions available to residents who need to respond via a website to an eviction notice.