Starting Dec. 31, 2021, the current Emergency Broadband Benefit program by the FCC will transition to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). This change comes after the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Nov. 15, 2021. Overall, this is great news! While EBB was meant to be a … Read More
PCs for People’s 2021 Impact
What a year! Thank you to all who supported our mission and organization this year. 2021 was an interesting year, to say the least, one that came with no shortage of challenges. We continued to grow this year, working to increase our impact in all existing markets, as well as … Read More
Thank You
Today, we’d like to say “thank you.” Thank you to our dedicated team members who work every day to fulfill our mission of providing devices, internet, and education to all. Thank you to our generous donors who believe and invest in the power of our model to solve the … Read More
PCs for People St. Paul is Awarded MOHR’s Outstanding Disability Employer Award
(This post is adapted from the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation (MOHR) website award announcement here.) To recognize the valuable role that organizations play in employing people with disabilities, the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation (MOHR) announces 11 winners for its Fifth Annual Outstanding Disability Employer Awards. They … Read More
PCs for People Provides Digital Literacy and Device Access through a Union Pacific Grant
PCs for People has been awarded a $20,000 Union Pacific Railroad Community Ties Giving Program grant to support the nonprofit’s mission to provide digital literacy and device access to low-income individuals and families. Awarded to locations in St. Paul, MN, and Cook County, IL, the grant funds will be used … Read More
Alliant Credit Union and United Airlines Host Electronics Drive to Assist Illinois Families
Alliant Credit Union & United Airlines Host Electronics Drive to Assist Illinois Families Sixteen pallets of donations were collected to support PCs for People’s work of creating a more digitally equitable world. CHICAGO, Oct. 7, 2021 – A computer donation event held last week at Alliant Credit Union corporate … Read More
PCs for People Merges with KidsTek to Expand Digital Education and Provide Computers and Internet to Low-Income Individuals and Families
Denver, August 5, 2021: Local nonprofit PCs for People is proud to announce they have acquired and merged with fellow nonprofit KidsTek. This merger will allow PCs for People, an organization dedicated to bridging the digital divide by providing computers and internet to low-income individuals, to expand their digital educational … Read More
PCs for People Supports Digital Inclusion for Cleveland Families with Device Drive and $10,000 Contribution from AT&T
Digital Device Drive to be offered Aug. 6 through Aug. 22 at select Cuyahoga County Public Library branches and AT&T stores CLEVELAND, Aug. 4, 2021 — As part of AT&T’s recently announced nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide and homework gap, AT&T is contributing $10,000 to PCs for … Read More
City of Baltimore, PCs for People Team Up to Bring Over 900 Computers to Baltimore City Students and Families
CONTACT Sydney Burns (443) 610-5862 sydney.burns@baltimorecity.gov BALTIMORE, MD – Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Office of Information and Technology (BCIT) joined forces with PCs for People to coordinate an effort to collect and donate more than 900 computers and other equipment to low-income students and families in … Read More
Transamerica Donates Retired Computers to Close Digital Divide
PCs for People to Refurbish, Recycle 350 Devices for Low-Income Families Baltimore, MD – PCs for People – Maryland and the Aegon Transamerica Foundation have teamed up to bolster efforts to close the digital divide in Maryland. Transamerica will donate its retired computers and technology to PCs for People’s e-waste … Read More