Nonprofit connecting others to necessary technology

These days, technology is used for just about everything. Many people likely have several old devices laying around the house while others don’t have any access to computers.

A Charlotte non-profit is working to change that by taking old computers, refurbishing them, and donating them to groups that need the technology most.

It’s making a difference for other nonprofits in the region.

“Being enabled through technology is the difference maker for generations to come,” Andy Whiteside with Computers for Community said.

Since last year, about 600 discarded computers have been collected by Whiteside and his team at Computers for Community. They secure and repurpose the devices and donate them to other organizations in need.

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