FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALAMOSA, Colo (May 9, 2018) – On Friday, May 11, the families of 100 students who attend Alamosa Elementary School will receive low-cost desktop computers for personal home use. The donation is thanks to the collaboration of several community organizations including: PCs for People, Anschutz Family Foundation, WSB Computers, and volunteers from … Read More
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Release: Bridging the Gap partners with local organizations to distribute 300 computers and internet access to rural Colorado community
Media Advisory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lauren Yergeau, Mobile Beacon, lyergeau@mobilebeacon.org La Junta, CO, May 08, 2018 — Bridging the Gap, a nonprofit-led initiative of PCs for People and Mobile Beacon that helps community anchor institutions like housing authorities, schools, libraries, and nonprofits provide affordable computers and internet service to individuals and families below the … Read More
PCs for People Now Certified R2-Responsible Recycler
PCs for People is pleased to announce we’ve achieved three new certifications, adding to our community, environmental, health and safety efforts. The certifications cover the operations in Saint Paul and Denver, Co. PCs for People is now one of fewer than five R2-certified recyclers in Minnesota and the only recycler in the state with both R2 … Read More
9News Denver Featured Our Digital Inclusion Efforts
Denver’s 9News dropped by our office recently to cover our digital inclusion efforts and speak to a few of the people we work with. Watch the video by clicking here.
PCs for People Donates Computers to Nawayee Center School
PCs for People has donated eight computers to Minneapolis’ Nawayee Computer School in response to a burglary at the school. Nawayee Center School is an alternative urban high school focusing on American Indian youth in grades seven through 12. Students and staff at the school returned from Thanksgiving to find that their building had been … Read More
Students in Rwanda receive laptops sold by PCs for People
Students in Rwanda using computers initially obtained from PCs for People Earlier this fall, PCs for People provided the St James Presbyterian Church in Denver with six laptop computers that were then delivered to the Shalom Community Organization in Rwanda. Students at Shalom were enrolled in a digital literacy course and were able to use … Read More
Our Denver Office Has a New Truck
Thanks to a grant funded by the Colorado Department. of Public Health and Environment, PCs for People will be riding in style! The grant also funded a warehouse expansion that is ready for use. The expansion, which more than doubles our warehouse space, will increase our recycling services and get more computers into the … Read More
Colorado Gives Day: Give The Gift of Tech
Today is Colorado Gives day! We’re fundraising to bridge the digital divide and expand digital inclusion in Colorado. PCs for People is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides affordable computers and low-cost internet to low-income households and individuals. Your gift of any amount will help us provide more families with the education, healthcare and employment opportunities … Read More
Drop off Your E-Waste on America Recycles Day
Have old computers or laptops at your home or business? Recycle them with PCs for People on America Recycles Day. More than 80 percent of electronics that are no longer in use are currently stockpiled in homes and businesses. PCs for People is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that has been collecting unused computers and e-waste since … Read More
RELEASE: Digital Divide Trimmed as PCs for People Distributes Record Number of Computers in October
Saint Paul, MN – November 2, 2017 – PCs for People distributed a record 1,528 computers to low income individuals in 45 states in October. That means more than 4,800 people – including 2,334 children – can now study, apply for jobs, improve their technical skills, and do other activities most of us take for granted. … Read More