During Ohio’s pandemic shutdown, the disparity between those with technology and broadband access at home and those without was on full display. Toledo Lucas County Public Library saw countless community members huddled up outside their buildings to use the WiFi that was intentionally kept on to help keep our most vulnerable community members connected. Schools distributed WiFi hotspots and Chromebooks to families in need. These efforts to bridge the digital divide are laudable, but still don’t fully address just how problematic the digital divide still is for many in our community. A number of community organizations are coming together to address this problem, and we are looking for partners like you to help bridge that divide.
The Lucas County Commissioners, Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Lucas County/Ohio Means Jobs, and the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, are launching an initiative with PCs for People to provide access to technology and broadband connectivity for our community’s low-income families.
PCs for People collects donated technology from corporate partners, refurbishes and repackages the machines and sells them back to the public at a fraction of the cost of new technology ($30 for desktops, $50 for laptops, etc). We’re hopeful this partnership will benefit local businesses as well by providing a technology recycling source that gives back to our community.
Here’s where we need your help. We are hosting two online opportunities (September 8 and 10) to share information about how local businesses can work with PCs for People to turn old technology into promising futures for our community. Please consider sending your CTO, CIO, or whoever manages your company’s technology assets to one of these meetings. If you aren’t able to have someone attend, please drop a line to the library’s director (Jason Kucsma, and we will connect your team with PCs for People.)
Sign up for a session here:
Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 3 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m.
PCs for People collects donated technology from corporate partners, refurbishes and repackages the machines and sells them back to the public at a fraction of the cost of new technology ($30 for desktops, $50 for laptops, etc). We’re hopeful this partnership will benefit local businesses as well by providing a technology recycling source that gives back to our community.
Here’s where we need your help. We are hosting two online opportunities (September 8 and 10) to share information about how local businesses can work with PCs for People to turn old technology into promising futures for our community. Please consider sending your CTO, CIO, or whoever manages your company’s technology assets to one of these meetings. If you aren’t able to have someone attend, please drop a line to the library’s director (Jason Kucsma, and we will connect your team with PCs for People.)
Sign up for a session here:
Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 3 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m.
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