Beyond The Laptops Seeks to Connect Families to Tech

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  • Due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Southwestern Pennsylvania, countless schools have shut their doors and have transitioned to online learning. However, Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) isn’t able to make that transition as more than 7,000 students in the school district do not have access to a computer at home. To combat this...

    Computer Reach: Increasing Tech Access, Affordability, and Digital Literacy

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  • In the 21st century, technological skills and digital literacy aren’t an option, they’re a requirement. Accessing information, paying bills, even submitting job applications, schools and employers are actively transitioning from in-hand paperwork to online documents. Systems are becoming faster and more efficient, eliminating the worries of messy handwriting or lost files. However, with these transitions,...

    House Committee on Energy and Commerce Discusses Digital Divide

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  •     On January 29, 2020, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled, “Empowering and Connecting Communities through Digital Equity and Internet Adoption.” During the hearing, House Representatives discussed the issue of the Digital Divide, with key witnesses including: National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) Executive Director...

    Online Platform Tests User Computer Skills, Rewards Certificates

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  • The Role of Technology and Digital Skills In schools, workplaces, and communities around the globe, technology is becoming increasingly integrated into daily tasks and requirements. Because of this, digital skills are no longer being thought of as an extra perk on a resume. Instead, they’re often seen as a requirement. In 2017, the Hechinger Report reported...

    Bethlehem Center School District Receives Donation of 40 Computers

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  • Coordinated by our Lead Tech David Mitchell, Computer Reach successfully donated and shipped three pallets of technology to the Bethlehem Center School District in July. Made possible through a generous donation received from Uber Advanced Technologies Group (Uber), the school district received 40 CPUs, monitors, keyboards, and mice at no cost. The Bethlehem Center School District...

    Sister Zeph Receives 3 Laptops in Support of Uplifting Women in Pakistan

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  • Inaccessible technology remains a prevalent challenge for individuals and communities around the globe. Although access connects users to many benefits, such as paying bills online, streaming videos, or shopping worldwide, Sister Zeph, Founder and Chairperson of the Zephaniah Women’s Education & Empowerment (ZWEE) Foundation, says that access to technology represents something bigger: a voice. In...

    Virginia STAR/FEMA Donates 752 Units to Computer Reach

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  • On March 26, 2019, Computer Reach Executive Director Dave Sevick and Operations Manager Kyle Spangler traveled to Virginia to receive computer donations from our AFTRR partner organization, Virginia STAR. Virginia STAR received a bulk donation of computers from FEMA and, due to the large number of individual pieces, was not able to process all of...

    ConnectHome Project 2018

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  • 2016-2018 ConnectHome Western Pennsylvania Project Summary Starting back in the Spring of 2016, Computer Reach began connecting with Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s Inclusive Innovation Team. Conversations quickly led to ideas about how Computer Reach could play a part in providing computers, training and internet access to Pittsburgh residents. In cooperation with ConnectHome USA, a nationwide computer...

    CMU Thank You

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  • Pittsburgh Cares and the Pirates – Tickets at Computer Reach

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  • Computer Reach has been once again selected by Pittsburgh Cares and the Pirates organization to participate in the 2018 Pirates + Pittsburgh Cares Volunteer All-Stars program. This program offers a selected organization the opportunity to offer volunteers that accept volunteer opportunities offered by an organization such as yours a pair of tickets to a local...