A map of our partner agencies is available here. A list of our partner agencies with locations and links to their websites is available here.
AZ StRUT
Mesa AZ
AZ StRUT (Arizona Students Recycling Used Technology) is a 501c3 nonprofit that supports Arizona’s technical education and a community effort toward a more sustainable future. It was formed in 1997 by founding sponsors Intel and Motorola.
In 2019, AZ StRUT donated 4,284 computers to Arizona schools and nonprofit organizations. This included 2,064 laptops and 1,567 desktops with the remaining items being servers, I-macs, Mac-books, I-pads, tablets and gaming systems. AZ StRUT also donated LCD monitors, switches, routers, rack systems, smart boards, LCD projectors and printers. The total value of the equipment donated was over $456,367. This was done in partnership with 774 students at 18 AZ StRUT refurbishing schools where the students are learning computer maintenance and refurbishing skills. As of 2019, they have donated over 65,000 computers to schools and nonprofits. They’ve also supported stem programs with computer hardware and continue to recycle all of the e-waste responsibly.
They support a community commitment to reach a greener future. They accept most electronics, old or new, working or not. LCD, LED and plasma TVs are accepted without charge. They charge 75¢ per pound for CRT and rear projection TVs to offset the costs to recycle responsibly. Qualifying Arizona 501c3 nonprofit organizations and public schools may receive computer contributions from AZ StRUT.
Closing The Divide
San Jose CA
ClosingTheDivide (CTD) is a student-driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to bridging the digital divide through a variety of initiatives. Their initiatives range from donating computers to underprivileged families, to providing coding classes to thousands of students, to diverting e-waste from landfills.
They implement these initiatives through two avenues: e-waste collection and digital literacy promotion. Through their e-waste program, they recycle or refurbish used devices to help the environment and create a new supply of devices to donate. They also provide free coding classes taught by high school students to use skills and inspire passion in local youth to follow a career path in the emerging STEM field.
Community Computer Connection
Aurora CO
Community Computer Connection is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to changing lives through technology in Colorado since 2000. They supply affordable computers and equipment to non-profits, schools and low income communities. C3 partners with public and private sector businesses to collect IT assets that are being removed from service. They repair and refurbish computer equipment so it can be reused.
Community Computer Connection receives donations of computer equipment from local corporations, organizations, and individuals. After refurbishing, the computers have licensed Windows operating systems and additional software. The computers are used to establish or upgrade community technology centers, improve administrative operations, and support programs that award students a computer for completing technical training.
As one of their testimonials state: “Having worked with providers out-of-state, not only is the shipping cost a challenge in some cases, but the lack of customer service and attention to detail really makes it quite hard.”
CompuCorps
Ottawa, ON
CompuCorps is a high-tech charity that seeks to benefit Canadian society by providing at risk groups (Aboriginal, youth, seniors and those living with disability) career and life skills training focused on access to technology (computers) and the internet.
The organization runs three programs including; TechYouth, TechReuse and TechMentor. It was funded in 2000, has engaged over 250 IT volunteers, and it has contributed to over 100 charity projects supported by a dedicated team of members and volunteers. CompuCorps is also a registered Microsoft partner and refurbisher.
Computer Reach
Pittsburgh, PA
COMPUTER REACH makes refurbished equipment, training, and support available locally to people in western Pennsylvania, nationally and internationally. It has served nonprofit organizations and individuals in 44 states. Internationally, Computer Reach has served non-governmental organizations in 39 countries.
Computer Reach is dedicated to responsibly refurbishing, reusing, and recycling received technologies. After repairs have been made, they provide technology to individuals and organizations at affordable prices, reducing the amount that ends up in landfills.
On July 15, 2020 Computer Reach was named as an “Environmental Champion in Action” by Citizens Bank. The Champions in Action program seeks to address the social challenges their communities face by reinforcing the work of local nonprofit organizations.
Computers 2 Kids – San Diego
San Diego CA
C2K Partner Profile
C2K Website
C2K believes all children and their families, regardless of their economic status, need to be computer literate and have equal access to technology and the crucial educational, occupational, and financial resources that technology can provide to improve their educational options and their futures.
Economic barriers to technology hinder the growth and development of low-income families and perpetuate poverty. C2K responds to this digital disparity and the real-world demand for computer literacy through its Technology Assistance Program that recycles and refurbishes used computers and delivers them to families in need. C2SDK also provides each recipient with education, training and technical support necessary to achieve success.
C2K Services California, Arizona, and Nevada and ships systems nationwide.
Computers 4 Kids
Sacramento, CA
Computers 4 Kids’ mission is to greatly improve the educational outcome of low income students in our community by providing free and low-cost computers to those who meet our program qualifications.
Their goals include providing students with the valuable tools, resources, and supplies they need in order to continue to be productive and successful in school by placing a computer in the home of every kindergarten through 12th grade student in the Washington Unified School District in West Sacramento. They also provide computers to the Los Rios Community College District.
Through the federal work study program at the local community college, students studying computer hardware can get hands-on training and experience refurbishing and repairing computers on-site. They have provided training to over 60 Computer Technicians.
ConnectLakeCounty
Lake County, Illinois
Based in northern Illinois, ConnectLakeCounty is an initiative of the Waukegan Community Broadband Taskforce, a public private collective impact effort focusing on underserved communities in Lake County. Through digital inclusion work, ConnectLakeCounty is committed to the activities necessary to ensure that all individuals and communities, including the most disadvantaged, have access to and use of information and communication technologies.
By utilizing the Digital Navigator just in time model, the ConnectLakeCounty team helps community members register for the Affordable Connectivity Program, apply the benefit to an internet service provider, access technology support, and assess technology and digital skill building needs. ConnectLakeCounty is currently exploring the feasibility of a fixed wireless solution (read their proof of concept here) and the Community Connection Center model as a means of providing resources to community members.
Connected Insights
Strongsville, Ohio
Connected Insights is a non-profit for scientific and educational research. Their mission is to increase the impact, responsiveness, and adaptability of social programs.
They conduct social science research and evaluation of economic development and digital inclusion efforts made by nonprofit organizations, government programs and community leaders.
Connected Insights was founded to:
- Increase affordable access to research and evaluation services.
- Improve organizations ability to communicate their impact.
- Spearhead a coalitional effort to share program metrics across the social sector in order to better demonstrate shared impacts, drive social innovation and advocate for resources and support.
Connected Nation
National (Kentucky, Michigan,Ohio, South Carolina)
Connected Nation is a nonprofit working to develop and provide tools, resources, and methods to help local communities, states, and federal agencies create and implement solutions to their broadband and digital technology gaps.
They believe that everyone is part of our connected nation and should have opportunities to improve their lives, families and communities regardless of who they are, where they live, or how they begin. They have a state map with information about current and past digital projects at: https://connectednation.org/state-by-state/
They work with all providers of broadband service. Their neutral approach to developing plans for broadband expansion makes it possible to build effective public-private partnerships within communities at the local, state and federal level.
Digital Bridge
Milwaukee, WI
Digital Bridge is a 501(c) nonprofit based in Milwaukee, WI. They work with local nonprofits to provide technical service and computer donations to computer labs spanning three continents. Their impact has reached as far as improving the quality of education in rural Kenya to providing tools to find employment in inner city Milwaukee. Their goal is to turn one person’s trash into another’s treasure. Donated items are sorted into three categories: refurbish, redistribute, recycle. In addition to distributing refurbished technology, Digital Bridge also installs computer labs and provides digital literacy classes through the Bridge Milwaukee Program.
E2D
Davidson NC
E2D hires high school and college students to be lab technicians’ to produce refurbished laptops with new operating systems and unrestricted access to the internet. They provide these computers to families for a very low cost or for free. E2D works with dozens of other non-profit organizations and wrap-around agencies that also serve families with need, such as The United Way, Habitat for Humanity, and the Federal McKinney-Vento Homeless program. Lastly, E2D works with some corporate philanthropists to cover the full purchase price for a certain constituency or select group of recipients, like Charter/Spectrum does annually, directing free laptops to Charlotte’s home insecure populations.
Ed Tech of Western New York
Buffalo NY
Ed Tech Partner Profile
Ed Tech WNY Website
Ed Tech of WNY facilitates the educational and mentoring efforts of schools and other nonprofit organizations by providing them with computer hardware and technical services. Since its inception in 2003, Ed Tech of WNY has helped more than 150 schools, organizations and community centers in the Western New York area. When a Buffalo school was in desperate need of IT help, a group got together to help them. Ed Tech of WNY grew from that one experience and sponsors regular Ed Tech days.
On Ed Tech Day, a team of volunteers goes into non-profits, community centers, schools or other organizations that provide education, workplace skills and services, and which are in need of improved technology. The teams use equipment that has been donated by local businesses or individuals and rebuilt by Ed Tech volunteers, as well as equipment that has been purchased through the fundraising efforts of the organization. They give each location a technology makeover by setting up new computers, labs, printers, networking equipment, servers, WiFi, running wiring and providing other technology free of charge.
Free Geek
Portland, OR
Free Geek Website
Free Geek’s purpose is to include everyone in the digital future. Free Geek is committed to providing free technology equipment and support to organizations working hard to improve their communities. They give much of their donated technology a new lease on life through reuse. Many community programs provide volunteers, nonprofits, and community change organizations with free, refurbished technology. The Free Geek Store also makes computers and accessories available at affordable prices. Free Geek is committed to keeping Oregon green by collecting over 1 million pounds of e-waste per year, which is processed, resold or recycled according to the highest environmental, safety and security standards. From a corporation making a tax-deductible donation of used desktop monitors to an individual recycling an out-of-date cell phone, Free Geek turns nearly every type of electronic equipment, in any condition, into an opportunity.
Helping Link
Seattle, WA
As part of their mission to provide information and referral services to Vietnamese immigrants and refugees, Helping Link completed the first draft for the Bilingual Handbook of Basic Computer Skills in 2004. This handbook reached over 10,000 Vietnamese across the U.S. The Seattle Public Library and Washington D.C.’s Library of Congress have preserved copies for circulation. The computer manual provides a comprehensive understanding of the basic computer functions and tips to becoming familiar with the computer programs. In 2018, Helping Link celebrated 25 years of enabling Vietnamese-Americans to give back to their community with past clients becoming current volunteers.
human-I-T
Los Angeles, CA
Human-I-T Partner Profile
Human-I-T Website
Human-I-T began with a conversation that inspired an organization where reusable technology could be repaired rather than scrapped, and then used by end users lacking access to technology. Technology and information can empower people to achieve their full potential via: refurbished hardware, internet access, and digital literacy training. As they grew, Human-I-T realized that to have a reliable source of quality computers to be refurbished, they should position themselves to businesses as a data destruction and refurbishing service, not as a non-profit asking for donations. They transform unwanted or non-usable equipment into useful tools for people in need.
IBSA Inc
Topeka, KS
IBSA provides public policy research, analysis and advocacy on issues regarding youth development, workforce development & small business development for minority & disadvantaged entrepreneurs. As a vendor with the State of Kansas Department of Children & Families (DCF) the organization facilitates the purchase of refurbished computers and internet service for Kansans receiving state cash (TANF) or food (SNAP) assistance; and those seeking employment or participating in an approved DCF job training program. Since 1993, the mission of IBSA is to assist low-income individuals through programs and direct services that help them reach self-sufficiency.
iFixit
San Luis Obispo, CA
iFixit is a global online community that teaches people how to fix almost anything. The site empowers individuals to share their know-how with the rest of the world, since anyone can start a new guide or improve an existing one. The community believes that repair fosters independence, bridges the digital divide, and protects the planet.
InterConnection
Seattle, Washington
InterConnection is a Seattle based non-profit that has been working to bridge the digital divide since 1999. They do this through redistribution of refurbished computers. All of the computers they work with are donated, and those that cannot be reused are recycled and diverted from landfills.
In order to get this refurbished technology back into the community, they work closely with community organizations around the country who help get this technology directly into the hands of the community members they serve. They work with these organizations through internal programs, partnerships to facilitate technology distribution, and specific made-to-request orders from organizations. They also have an in-person store in Seattle and two websites where folks can purchase technology directly: InterConnection.org/retailstore is a site for the general public, and ConnectAll.org site is for qualifying low-income individuals, students, and nonprofit organizations where folks can find heavily marked down technology.
Learning to Be the Light
Hoover, Alabama
Learning to Be the Light Website
Learning to be the Light is based in Hoover, Alabama and is dedicated to ensuring that eligible students from Hoover City Schools have the technological resources needed in order to succeed in today’s high-tech school environment.
Mobile Citizen
Boulder, CO
Mobile Citizen provides low-cost internet and affordable mobile hotspot devices with unlimited data plans exclusively to nonprofits, schools, libraries, and social welfare agencies nationwide. They believe that making internet access available at an affordable price advances social equity.
Net Literacy
Indianapolis, IN
NetLiteracy Partner Profile
Net Literacy Website
Net Literacy has donated over 44,000 repurposed computers to the families of students without a computer at home, as well as to schools, public libraries, after-school programs, churches, community centers, and other nonprofits. Their Computer Connects program has repurposed computers for eighteen years in Indiana.
Ontario Digital Literacy and Access Network
Cloud-based, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario
ODLAN’s mission is to remove digital literacy and access barriers. They work with service providers to develop digital strategies that will address the challenges marginalized communities face when accessing online service provisions
Our Community LA
Pacific Palisades, California
OCLA Website
Formerly known as Our Children LA, Our Community LA (OCLA), leverages technology to help those in need easily connect to essential resources. Their goal is to empower and support all homeless and resource-insecure individuals, including youth and students under age 25, families, and seniors. By providing unique mobile and online tools, OCLA helps people learn about the supportive services. OCLA’s free WIN What I Need mobile app connects individuals in need with available help in real-time. Over 94% of homeless individuals use a smart device, but finding reliable and up-to-date information about shelter, food, jobs and other needed services can be difficult.
PCs for People
Locations in Minnesota, Colorado, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, and Georgia. Nationwide shipping available online
PCs for People provides the opportunity for all low-income individuals and nonprofits to benefit from the life-changing impact of computers and mobile internet through electronic reuse. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, every project, program, and initiative at PCs for People is centered on getting low-cost computers and affordable broadband internet into the homes of low-income individuals. Since 1998, they have served over 460,000 people through home computers and low-cost internet and have responsibly recycled over 8 million pounds of electronics. Founded in Minnesota, PCs for People now has a nationwide impact with locations in seven states and online shipping across the U.S.
PCs for People serves eligible individuals, families, and nonprofits through computers, internet access, and digital literacy. Their model to bridge the digital divide is supported by recycling used technology from companies and individuals into refurbished, high-quality, and affordable devices for income-eligible customers.
PEC Center for Digital Inclusion and Technology
West Philadelphia
The Center for Digital Inclusion and Technology was created in February 2003 by the People’s Emergency Center in West Philadelphia. Through digital inclusion programs, students of all ages develop the technology skills necessary for success in the 21st century with free courses in computer and internet literacy provided to local residents. Upon completing the course, qualified students may receive free or low-cost computers. Additionally, the Center for Digital Inclusion and Technology promotes viable, low-cost broadband internet access.
Peer to Peer University (P2PU)
Cloud Based (headquartered in San Francisco, California)
P2PU Partner Profile
P2PU Website
Peer 2 Peer University (or simply P2PU) is a non-profit organization that facilitates equitable learning beyond institutional walls. Founded in 2008, P2PU has grown into a distributed community of educators, librarians, activists, policy-makers, and technologists. P2PU trains librarians and community leaders to facilitate learning in their neighborhoods, develops and curates open educational resources and software, and champions related causes including open education, digital equity, and public libraries.
People’s Resource Center (PRC)
Wheaton, Illinois
The People’s Resource Center community exists to respond to basic human needs, promote dignity and justice, and create a future of hope and opportunity for the residents of DuPage County, Illinois. Adults living in DuPage County who have registered as a PRC client can sign up for computer classes. PRC clients may also receive one free refurbished computer per household; computer repairs are free of charge. Note, they also provide food, clothing, art classes, job assistance and adult literacy classes.
RSVP Volunteers
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
RSVP improves the lives of vulnerable populations in the local community of Southeastern Pennsylvania by focusing on education and wellness and by supporting nonprofits through skill-based volunteer programs.
The Digital Equity Project provides online training for adults to learn to use email, the internet, Zoom, social media as well as access community resources so they can connect with friends and family, communicate with their child’s teacher, access resources, and ease the feeling of isolation.
San Diego Futures Foundation
San Diego, CA
San Diego Futures Foundation works to improve lives in San Diego County by making information technology available to underserved populations. They provide technology equipment, training, support, IT outsourcing, and digital media services to nonprofit organizations, disadvantaged small businesses, low-income households, people with disabilities, and seniors. They have adaptive technology for low-vision and blind adults returning to work.
St. Paul Neighborhood Network
St. Paul, MN
St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) offers a media voice to underrepresented people. The stories seen in mass media impact the beliefs, ideas, and values that shape the way we perceive our world. SPNN’s mission is to empower people to use media and communications to make better lives, use authentic voices, and build common understanding. SPNN works with adults and youth to teach crucial technical skills and the craft of creating media via traditional classes and community-run events like BiCities, Generations, and Disability Viewpoints.
Strive2Thrive Edu
Strive2Thrive Edu aids people in marginalized and underserved communities throughout the world through education. Their Theory of Change recognizes that quality education needs to be tailored and relevant to the educational context of the community. Beneficiaries include orphans, refugees, youth from underserved schools, and young adults from underserved communities. Educational programs focus on academic, vocational/technical, and peer mentoring to support students in school and beyond to help make strides in building independent and self-sustaining lives.
Techboomers
Cloud Based (headquartered in Ontario, Canada)
Techboomers Website
Techboomers (headquartered in Ontario, Canada but cloud based) is a free educational website that teaches older adults and other inexperienced Internet users the fundamentals of popular websites, mobile apps, and digital technologies to improve their quality of life. Techboomers maintains a large online library of quality information and tutorials about useful technology such as Instagram, Facebook, Linked-in. They are a for-profit company committed to having all educational content be free and fully accessible without needing to create an account. In addition to the resources on their website, they have a growing set of content on their YouTube channel, as well as a Hindi-language YouTube channel.
TECH CORPS
Columbus, Ohio
TECH CORPS is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring K-12 students have equal access to programs, skills, and resources that enhance early learning and prepare them for college, credential and career. TECH CORPS develops CS and IT programs and deploys tech-savvy talent to assist K-12 schools and youth-serving organizations across the country. TECH CORPS is the longest operating education-technology nonprofit organization in the United States. Over the years, partners such as Nordson Corporation, JPMorgan Chase, Google, KeyBank and AT&T have provided TECH CORPS with the fuel to deliver much-needed technology resources to K12 students and teachers. Since 1995, more than 15,000 TECH CORPS volunteers have shared their time and talents assisting schools and nonprofit organizations in their communities. TECH CORPS was founded in 1995 by Gary Beach, Publisher Emeritus of CIO Magazine and author of The U.S. Technology Skills Gap.
Tech For Troops
Richmond, VA
Tech for Troops is a 501c(3) Non-profit based in Richmond Virginia, dedicated to
empower veterans with computer, skills, and Information Technology (IT), providing workforce training, enabling and encouraging veterans to apply for jobs, get online training, start business, manage their VA benefits, and connect with family and friends.
T4T supports Veterans in confronting the lack of a computer and the lack of the skills needed to effectively use that computer by collecting and refurbishing laptops and other devices and providing the refurbished equipment, along with training, to Veterans in need for low or no cost.
Tech Goes Home
Boston, MA
Tech Goes Home connects families and community members across Eastern Massachusetts with technology, connectivity, and digital skills. By working in partnership with schools, healthcare providers, libraries, shelters, and other community organizations, they bring computers, internet, and training to those without, so students can do homework, adults can find jobs and manage finances, seniors can connect with loved ones, and all can lead healthy lives. They have a wonderful example impact report here.
TechnoCycle
Houston, TX,
TechnoCycle, a for-profit company, seeks to benefit the Houston community in which it’s based. Since 2012, they have provided a free computer to all incoming first graders attending Berry Elementary, an Environmental Science Magnet School in northeast Houston. They also work to build a win-win-win relationship by stewarding the donation of laptops and other assets from corporations to non-profit charities such as CompuDopt and the United Way. They also seek to develop technical skill sets for people looking to begin a technical career, as well as hiring refugees and working with local non-profits to facilitate their path to self-sufficiency and US citizenship.
Technology Learning Collaborative
Philadelphia, PA
Technology Learning Collaborative Website
The Technology Learning Collaborative is a volunteer-run organization that provides professional development opportunities to the Philadelphia digital literacy community. TLC brings together agencies with diverse missions to accomplish common goals through digital literacy programming. They have over 300 registered members. Membership is free and is open to digital literacy professionals, advocates, volunteers and consumers in the Philadelphia area.
Technology System Solutions
Sanford, NC
Technology Systems Solutions Website
Technology System Solutions (TSS) is a non-profit organization committed to helping the under-resourced neighborhoods, and the organizations that serve them, have access to and use of information and communication technology.
Premised on the belief that substantive, supported access to technology will be a powerful catalysts and incentive for all to pursue their life, education and employment goals, our mission is to ensure that all families regardless of income, have access to information technology and the capacity to take advantage of the academic, economic, and social opportunities that today’s technology affords.
The Repair Association
North River, NY
The Repair Association website
The Repair Association believes that people have the right to repair everything they own. They fight for people’s right to fix things. As an umbrella organization, they serve the converged needs of technology repair, resale, reuse and recycling. Their goal is to advocate for repair-friendly policies, regulations, statutes, and standards at the national, state, and local levels. The Digital Right to Repair Coalition was officially incorporated in July of 2013 as a 501 (c) 6 Trade Association. They chose to be a Trade Association and not a Charity because their primary intent is to lobby for repair-friendly legislation, standards, and regulations. Repair.org is 100% membership funded.
Urban Tech Hero
Wilmington, DE
Urban Tech Hero website
Urban Tech Hero takes young people in disadvantaged communities heading for a life of poverty, offers them best-in-class technical training at no cost, and helps them land tech jobs that suit their strengths.
We Care Tucson
Tucson, AZ
We Care Tucson is a Tucson-focused nonprofit. They collect used technology, sort the donations, refurbish what they can, and recycle what they can’t use.
They offer a low-cost computer program to the economically challenged, and sell their other refurbished electronics to the general public.
WCT also offers rental of durable medical equipment, which people can borrow for a minimal administrative fee, plus they provide free medical supplies for those in need.
A direct view of the partners from the participants database is available from Database view of partners.