The digital divide is growing, and children are caught in the middle. Having a home computer can change a child’s entire future.
Forty-one percent of these kids live in low-income families, and nearly 60% of those children do not have a working computer in their homes.
Tammy Hershfield and her husband saw the need and started collecting computers for low-income kids 18 years ago. “I think the entire planet realized that we needed electronics or technology, not just to educate our children, but to access resources,” said CEO Cheri Pierre.“We put all new software so that when the device goes out, it’s all clean and registered to the new owner. We want to make sure that the licenses that you have on it are scrub clean,” said Pierre.
In addition to Southern California, they also have programs in Arizona and Nevada and ship throughout the United States. They are also developing a new app with Stanford to allow students in need across the United States to apply for a computer.
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