New FCC Fund Helps Schools Buy Tech

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    • Does your school or library need computers, hotspots, broadband internet, or other digital devices? The Emergency Connectivity Fund can help. What is the Emergency Connectivity Fund? The FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) is a $7.17 billion program that will help schools and libraries provide the tools and services their communities need for remote learning during...

    Join Us as a Volunteer Coordinator

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      • Computer Reach is looking for a Coro Public Ally AmeriCorps member to serve as a Volunteer Coordinator. Volunteer Coordinator As a Public Ally with Computer Reach, you will enhance existing volunteer programs, manage and train volunteers, and create methods to increase volunteer opportunities with the organization. In other words, you will help revamp and improve...

      Our Computer Retail Store is Opening Soon

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        • See last month’s highlights from Computer Reach. Our Computer Retail Store Computer Reach is proud to announce that our revamped Retail Store will open to the public on July 4, 2021 (tentative)! The grand opening will include a limited-time sale on tech. More details coming soon. To ensure the safety of our staff and the...

        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...

              FCC App Seeks to Map Broadband Speeds

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                • A new app from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking to create a more accurate map of broadband speeds across the United States of America, and they need your help. FCC Speed Test App The FCC Speed Test app (available on iOS and Android) runs a short diagnostic test on your phone to assess...

                $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...