Fifth Wave of Avanade Tech Grants Awarded

 

InterConnection is proudly partnered with Avanade to award refurbished computers to nonprofits providing education to youth across the U.S. With the technological resources provided via the Avanade Tech Grant, recipient organizations can accelerate their social impact and better serve the community. We are thrilled to announce the latest recipients of the Avanade Tech Grant, who received their new devices this summer.

Cal Poly Pomona was established in 1968 as a premier polytechnic university. Today, there university has over 25,000 undergraduate students, the majority of whom are from underserved populations. Cal Poly Pomona is also ranked as the 3rd most diverse university in the USA. It is also ranked 8th in the nation in converting the bottom 20% socioeconomic members to the top 20%.

Additional Tech Grant equipment awarded will be distributed to Cal Poly Pomona students directly to aid in their pursuit and continuation of higher education. Counselors at the student resources center will provide additional resources and guidance to help students succeed throughout their undergraduate education.

 

Graham Windham serves 4,000+ children and youth at 10 community-based sites in Harlem, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Westchester, New York by providing a wide range of services including: family foster care, adoption, mental and behavioral healthcare, parenting support, afterschool care, and youth development. One of their most innovative programs, Graham SLAM, provides coaching and support to young people in foster care through youth to age 26.

Graham Windham will be able to provide remote learning access to at least 50 students in the Manhattanville Cornerstone Afterschool program with the awarded computers. Staff will also be able to provide tutoring support in science, math and reading enrichment.

 

Interested in Helping to Bridge the Digital Divide?

Donate your unused technology to InterConnection! Visit our Electronics Donations page to learn more.

To learn more about our partnership with Avanade, read more about the Avanade Tech Grant here.