Trinfo.Café
Trinfo.Café is an Internet café located at 1300 Broad Street, across from the Trinity campus. It opened in 2000, with the goal of providing Internet access and computer literacy to the local Hartford community. In the years following its opening, it expanded into a more general community space, hosting a wider variety of events.
Using money awarded by a Kellogg Grant, the Café was able to set up local Internet access and grant it to Hartford residents. Along with providing computers to use in the Café, Trinfo also gives away donated computers that students have repaired themselves. Trinfo is primarily run by student workers who oversee events, assist those who visit, and run workshops that educate people on how to use the Internet.
Events outside of teaching computer literacy have included yoga, open mic nights, and, starting in 2020, tax preparation in collaboration with the Internal Revenue Services' Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This expansion of goals also includes the development of a community garden in the lot next to the Café. Started in spring 2012, it teaches local residents about urban farming and is also run by students.
Sources
Reflecting on Trinfo.Café (June 1, 2021) by Gabby Nelson.
Trinity Tripod, 02/04/2020.
Trinity Reporter, Winter 2014.
Trinity Tripod, 09/30/2003.