About Delco Unplugged
A grassroots community movement rooted in Delaware County, PA.
We are a grassroots effort in Delaware County, PA, focused on delaying smartphones and social media for kids and helping families build healthier relationships with technology.
Our values.
Technology works best when used with intention.
Screen time is consuming too much of childhood.
Children flourish through unstructured play and real human connection.
Delaying device access leads to better developmental outcomes.
Schools should be free from the influence of the tech industry.
Teachers shouldn't have to be phone police in their classrooms.
We advocate for:
Neighbors working together to take childhood offline and back into the real world.
Fewer screens, more opportunities for unstructured, child-directed play.
Bell-to-bell policies to help kids focus and connect more deeply with each other.
Online safety laws that put children's wellbeing ahead of tech industry profits.
Alex Bird Becker, MSEd, MPA
Alex began her career as an elementary school teacher. She holds master's degrees in education policy and public administration from the University of Pennsylvania and now works in education research. In addition to her work leading Delco Unplugged, she also helps lead the PA Unplugged coalition, is a collaborator on the Screen Free Philly initiative, and is available for talks and presentations as a speaker & ambassador with ScreenStrong. She lives in Rose Valley with her husband and two children.
Our partners and affiliates.
PA Unplugged is a statewide coalition of local groups working toward a cultural shift in how we approach screens and social media during childhood and adolescence.
Smartphone Free Childhood USA growing national movement of parents choosing to delay smartphones and social media, connecting families and communities around smartphone-free childhoods.
Distraction Free SchoolsA growing coalition of parents, educators, and administrators united in calling for policy changes to address the overuse of smartphones and social media in schools.