WHAT we do
Project Description:
Cincinnati PC Users Group's Hardware Special Interest Group has worked in
facilities provided by Technology Assisting People In Need for nearly six years.
TAPIN, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, collects donated computers
and peripheral equipment from businesses, etc.; cleans, repairs and upgrades the
equipment; and gives it to deserving individuals who cannot afford to purchase
the computers they need, to handicapped persons, and to social service agencies
which assist them.
A new project this year is placing computers with 50 high school students who
participate in a program to teach them computer skills. A suburban high school
is assisting in the operation of a computer lab in another school, in a less
prosperous area of the city. A suburban church is helping with the funding
necessary for the hardware and operating systems. This is a pilot program for
assisting students of inner city schools and will be continued and expanded.
How we will use award money:
Funding is urgently needed for hardware (replacement parts for computers),
software, and overhead expenses, and expansion of the program to other schools.
Assistance in the form of a Jerry Award would be greatly appreciated by the user
group's Hardware SIG members and others who volunteer their time at TAPIN, and
by the students.
Supporting Documentation:
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