NORTH CONWAY, NH / ACCESSWIRE / October 29, 2024 / Digitunity , a national nonprofit, has teamed up with the New Mexico State Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) to get donated computers into the hands of individuals and families in need. Digitunity Executive Director Scot Henley (center) and Jennifer Nevarez of OBAE (left) in Ruidoso, New Mexico, helping disaster victims and organizations apply for donated computers. The joint computer donation effort was launched last month in Ruidoso, New Mexico, where Digitunity and OBAE worked together to help residents who had suffered from the recent wildfires and flooding in that region to apply to receive a computer.
Through a computer donation campaign, individual and corporate technology donors are connected with local organizations that will distribute computers to those who have applied for a computer. The goal of the new partnership is to help expand computer access to underserved communities and provide hardware to people. "This is a vital collaboration between Digitunity and OBAE in that digital access is extremely important in these times," said Scot Henley, Digitunity Executive Director.
"People need computers and broadband access for education, telehealth, employment, and access to crucial services. We are excited to get these devices to those who need them." Before donated computers are handed out to individuals and organizations, they will be refurbished and repaired to ensure they are fully functional.
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