Volunteering Resumes at Computer Reach

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    •   Approximately 22% of households¹ in Allegheny County don’t have a desktop or laptop computer at home. We’re looking to get them connected, and we need your help. In-Person Volunteering Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Computer Reach temporarily suspended our in-person volunteering opportunities. However, with the percentage of vaccinated people in Allegheny County rising and...

    Computer Reach Signs Responsible Recycling Partner

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      • In April, Computer Reach and Infinite Electronics Recycling (IER) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that names IER as our official responsible recycling partnering agency. About the Partnership For the past two years, Infinite Electronics Recycling (IER) served as Computer Reach’s go-to downstream recycling agency. Roughly once per month, we load an IER truck with thousands of...

      Our Impact: April 2021

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        • Computer Lottery Program Over 6 months, Computer Reach distributed over 300 Free Computer Bundles to individuals in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. In April alone, we distributed 60 Free Computer Bundles. We will continue to offer this program until all individuals on our waitlist have been served. Only 50 people are left on our list. If...

        $22,500 Grant Awarded to Renew 100 WiFi Hotspots

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          • The EQT Foundation awarded Computer Reach a $22,500 grant to renew 100 WiFi hotspots that were deployed into the homes of Washington County families last year. Thanks to the grant, families will receive internet at no cost for 12 additional months. About the Hotspot Distribution In October, Computer Reach partnered with The EQT Foundation, Crown...

          Our Impact: March 2021

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            • March Highlights Age-Friendly Technology Guide Computer Reach published its first Age-Friendly Technology Guide. It features a list of affordable internet and technology options, technical support services, and technology training locations. Distributions Computer Reach distributed 25 laptops to Urban Strategies Inc. Their office in Pittsburgh serves the Larimer, East Liberty, and Homewood communities. They have identified 25 individuals who will...

            Our Impact: February 2021

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              • February Highlights New Sales Floor Computer Reach installed new marketing materials on our Warehouse Sales Floor. This was done in preparation for the opening of our Retail Store that will allow us to get affordable computers into the hands of local Pittsburgh residents. More information will be coming soon! Distributions Computer Reach distributed five laptops...

              Six-Month Anniversary of Computer Lottery Program

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                • In August 2020, Computer Reach launched our Computer Lottery Program to get free Desktop Computer Bundles into the hands of local community members during a time when they needed it most. Now, in February 2021, we are celebrating the six-month anniversary of the program by awarding up to 20 Bundles each week to individuals in...

                Our Impact: January 2021

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                  • January Highlights Distributions Computer Reach distributed 24 Windows OS Laptops to the Fayette County Community Action Agency, a nonprofit based in Fayette County. These laptops will be distributed to community members they work with to provide access to online programming.  We distributed 10 Laptops to Jewish Family Center and Community Services (JFCS) Pittsburgh to reinforce their virtual programming. Donations...

                  Computer Reach: Looking Back At 2020

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                    •   2020 brought with it countless changes for individuals around the globe. As the deadly coronavirus began spreading across continents, with the first known cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.A. identified in the state of Washington in January 2020, change began sweeping the nation. Businesses and schools shuttered their doors, family members lost their jobs...

                    iPads Distributed to Students Receiving Special Education Services

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                      •   Student Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic In a recent report, Common Sense Media stated that 50 million K-12 public school students had to transition to remote learning in 2020. However, of those students, roughly 30 percent lack adequate internet or devices to effectively learn from home. That’s roughly 15 to 16 million students. In...