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Katie
Jun 2, 2014
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Laptop Award Ceremony

The past couple of years, we’ve been partnering with Ecolab to provide laptops to the students at Humboldt High School with the best academic performance or improvement at the end of the school year. Today we were able to attend the ceremony where 130 students, 20 from each grade, were awarded laptops. At a school…

Katie
May 28, 2014
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Partnering with CTEP to Bridge the Digital Divide

We recently began partnering with CTEP (Community Technology Empowerment Project), a program of the St. Paul Neighborhood Network, that bridges the digital divide for recent immigrants and low-income communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul. CTEP hires AmeriCorps members to help youth and adults use technology to better access social, civic, educational and economic opportunities. One of…

Katie
May 22, 2014
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MCFS Internship Program Gives Students Opportunity to Put Skills to Use

Last fall we launched an internship program for all students who have completed or are currently going through our workforce development program at GAP. In the first year of providing this opportunity, nine students have participated in internships with various organizations in the community – Boys and Girls Club, to GAP and Neighborhood House. A…

Katie
May 14, 2014
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A PSA Collaboration with the University of Minnesota

Over the past month, we’ve been working with a group of students from the University of Minnesota on creating a PSA for their mass communications class. From script writing, to creating a story board, to shooting and production, the students created a video that shows the journey of a donated computer. Enjoy!

Katie
May 12, 2014
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Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Stillwater Correctional Facility

We have so many partners to be grateful for – from our equipment donors, to our funders to schools and nonprofits and every individual supporter. One of our most important partners, is the Stillwater Correctional Facility. We’ve been hiring and training inmates in computer repair and recycling at the facility since 1997, about 17 years,…

Katie
May 8, 2014
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A Thank You from the YMCA Multicultural Achievers Group

A few weeks ago we shared with you a story about a group of students from the YMCA Multicultural Achievers group in St. Paul. The program helps African American, Hispanic and Latino middle and high school students set and obtain educational and career goals. In April, the students took a road trip to Texas where they…

Katie
May 5, 2014
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We’re Hiring!

Each year we see the demand for affordable computer equipment rises in schools and educational nonprofits in Minnesota. Summer is a busy time for us as we’re working hard to help schools update their labs and classrooms before the next school year starts. This year is looking to be our busiest yet so we’re looking…

Katie
May 2, 2014
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Teaming up with Accenture to Teach Job Readiness Skills

Many times, the students we work with struggle to find a job because they haven’t been taught how to write a resume, how to dress professionally, how to manage their time, how to conduct themselves in an interview.  We recently joined forces with Accenture, a global consulting, technology and outsourcing services company, to equip individuals…

Katie
Apr 30, 2014
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Training Program Leads to Stable Employment

Htoo Paw is 25 years old and set to earn his high school diploma this June.  Although he has already graduated from high school as a refugee in Thailand, his diploma is not fully recognized by institutions in the United States.  He is a bright young man with a quick wit, and he did not…

Katie
Apr 28, 2014
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Venture Academy

Venture Academy is a new charter school that opened in Minneapolis for the 2013/2014 school year. The school’s mission is to ignite the passion of all young people to become innovators and entrepreneurial leaders who will change the world. This past summer we helped them get ready to open by providing 140 Lenovo Tablet PCs –…

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