Avanade and InterConnection Work to Bridge Digital Divide During COVID-19 Related School Closures

Avanade is partnering with local nonprofits to donate technology to families in need. After schools were closed in March to prevent the spread of COVID-19, InterConnection’s production team worked around the clock to refurbish additional computers for students without access to technology at home. By partnering with local nonprofits like Kent Youth and Family Services and the Mona Bailey Academy, Avanade was able to donate refurbished computers to the pre-selected families who were most in need of them.

 

Q13 FOX covered the pilot program’s computer giveaways this month. The program provided computers to 40 families via a drive-thru system setup to adhere to social distancing guidelines. InterConnection provides a one year replacement warranty for each computer and provides technical support over the phone and over email to ensure customers are successful adopting the new technology at home.

 

Built in Seattle quoted Bob Burns, Avanade’s Chief Information Officer, expressing the company’s commitment to making an impact, “First and foremost, we want to get as many computers as possible into the hands of students and families who need them while sheltering in place.” He later added, “Our hope is that more companies will be encouraged to partner with great organizations …. to help right now and in the future.”

 

As the statewide stay-at-home order continues through April, Avanade and InterConnection will continue to work to bridge the digital divide by providing computers to families in need. We are collecting laptops to support the needs of the community through the mail while our loading dock remains closed to the public.

 

 

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.