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…
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…
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 –…
Each year we host an event to gather our donors, funders, partners and supporters to celebrate the successes of the previous year. As part of the program we award three partners who went above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of students in Minnesota and we want to take some time to…
On Earth Day, we like to take moment to remind our friends about the enormous environmental benefits of donating your computers to MCFS. Not only are they put to good use in schools and nonprofits serving people in need, but it saves thousands of pounds of computer waste from ending up in a landfill each…
Each year we host an event to gather our donors, funders, partners and supporters to celebrate the successes of the previous year. As part of the program we award three partners who went above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of students in Minnesota and we want to take some time to…
Each year we host an event to gather our donors, funders, partners and supporters to celebrate the successes of the previous year. As part of the program we award three partners who went above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of students in Minnesota and we want to take some time to…
A few weeks ago we gathered our friends, supporters and partners to celebrate the successes of 2013 at our annual event, The Joy of Learning. Here are a few of our favorite shots from the evening. View more here.
We’ve been working on an academic incentive program at Gordon Parks High School for three years now, and just a couple of months ago we hit a major milestone. In just three years, we have donated 250 laptops to students at GPHS – nearly $100,000 worth of equipment! GPHS is an alternative school – a…
The Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation has a wonderful program called “Tickets for Kids” in which they donate tickets to games to kids in the community. Last month, we were lucky enough to receive a handful of tickets and give them to one of our partners – Robbinsdale Middle School. At RMS, students who care caught in…
