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E2D
www.e-2-d.org/
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.
Davidson
North Carolina
Interconnection
Interconnection
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.
Seattle
Washington
Bridging Tech
Bridging Tech
San Mateo
CA
Tech for Troops
Tech For Troops
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.
Richmond
Virginia
We Care Tucson
We Care Tucson
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.
Tucson
Arizona
Closing the Divide
Closing the Divide
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.
San Jose
California
Connect Lake County
Connect Lake County
Based in northern Illinois, ConnectWaukegan 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, ConnectWaukegan 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 ConnectWaukegan 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. ConnectWauekgan 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.
Lake County
Illinois
Urban Tech Hero
Urban Tech Hero
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.
Wilmington
Delaware
St. Paul Neighborhood Network
St Paul Neighborhood Network
Founded in 1984 to offer a media voice to underrepresented people, SPNN is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit that has since grown to harness its unique media tools, digital communications expertise, and spirit of innovation to elevate community media arts to a new level, becoming a national model. SPNN improves community social, civic, and economic equity via the transformative art of media making and 21st century skill-building. Their mission is: to empower people to use media and communications to better lives, use authentic voice, and build common understanding. They utilize the power of technology to:
- Develop the personal and artistic expression of underrepresented people in media.
- Foster arts experimentation and collaboration among young people, emerging artists, and partners.
- Create meaningful connections between diverse arts voices and the broader community.
- Increase 21st century work-readiness skills of underserved youth and adults.
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Peer to Peer University (P2PU)
Peer to Peer University
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.
San Francisco
California
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People’s Resource Center |
The PRC Computer Access and Training Program provides free classes in computer skills and software, including Intro to Computers, Windows Fundamentals, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. As a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher, PRC takes donated computers and refurbishes them for distribution to people who need a home computer. The Dr. Fix-It program provides free repairs on home computers for PRC clients.
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Mobile Citizen |
Mobile Citizen, a Voqal project, provides low-cost mobile internet with unlimited data plans exclusively to nonprofit organizations, educational entities and social welfare agencies. Championed by a national collaboration of EBS (Educational Broadband Service) licensees, Mobile Citizen’s internet service is available nationwide. We believe that making internet access available at an affordable price advances social equity.
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Free Geek |
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.
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Computers to Kids |
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.
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Ontario Digital Literacy and Access Network |
Our mission is to remove digital literacy and access barriers. We work with service providers to develop digital strategies that will address the challenges marginalized communities face when accessing online service provisions.
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Toronto |
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Veterans Court Technology Clinic |
The Veterans Court Technology Clinic is a 501c3 operating over the last five years in St. Louis, MO. We serve the underserved: homeless, people re-entering society from prison, and people with little or no personal resources, many of them veterans. We teach them fundamental computers skills, help them with resume writing and equip them with a free computer upon graduation.
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Our Community LA |
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.
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TECH CORPS |
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.
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