Computer Refurbishing

[Pam McKeta]

Forwarded on behalf of Laura Breeden...

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Hi, Stefanie and Friends.

There is a great program in Detroit that does just this
http://www.thinkdetroit.org/computers/index.asp. The kids learn to repair,
troubleshoot, and use computers, and then get a Pentium II to take home. The
program is linked to a sports program that ThinkDetroit also runs, by the
way.

cheers,
Laura

Laura Breeden
Director, America Connects Consortium at Education Development Center, Inc.

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At 6:55 AM -0700 8/28/01, Stefanie Nicholas wrote

Greetings Fellow Listmates,

I hope you all are doing well and experiencing success in your initiatives.

I am looking for information on establishing and maintaining a youth
refurbishing operation.  If any one could give me support /or direct me to
resources I would be greatly appreciative.

I have recently joined Connecticut Voices for Children, a non-profit policy
and advocacy agency, to help develop pilot programs in Hartford, CT for TECH
CORPS Connecticut and the Connecticut Parent Tech Academy.  The goals of
these initiatives are to a) establish TECH CORPS
(http://techcorps.org ) in Connecticut, partnering businesses with schools
and to b) promote computer literacy amongst parents of K-12 students,
primarily from low-income communities, through technology training and
assistance with computer and the Internet access.

I look forward to speaking with you and would like to take this opportunity
to thank you in advance for your time.

Sincerely, Stefanie C.  Nicholas