A partnership is providing 101 laptops along with internet hot spots to families in need in the Georgetown-Ridge Farm Unit 4 School District.
Project Success partnered with the school district, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Community Data Clinic, State of Illinois, and PCs for People to expand internet and technology access for families. The laptops were distributed during registration for the new school year.
PCs for People is a national nonprofit which distributes computers donated by corporations and nonprofits and then makes the devices available for families in need.
‘’It was amazing to witness our partners pulling together to provide an essential resource for Georgetown-Ridge Farm families,’’ said Kimberly David, Associate Director of Project Success. ‘’This is a resource we would not be able to provide to families without this collaboration,’’ added David.
Dr. Anita Say Chan is director of the Community Data Clinic at the University of Illinois. ‘’Following COVID, families continue to face challenges because of low wages, sparse savings and the increasing cost of basic household goods and services – including the internet,’’ said Dr. Chan in a news release. ‘’We at the University of Illinois and the Community Data Clinic are grateful to be part of committed civic partnerships that can help to address the deed need for economic and digital access support for East Central Illinois families.’’
[The photos were provided by Project Success and were taken during the Georgetown – Ridge Farm registration.]
