Baltimore city government and PCs for People are teaming to recycle laptops for digital inclusion (Housing Authority of Baltimore City)

Date Published: 
February 10th, 2021

From Technical.ly: 

Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City of Information and Technology (BCIT) partnered with ewaste recycling org PCs for People to donate more than 900 laptops to residents of Baltimore.

With the partnership, which was detailed Tuesday, city government is teaming with a digital inclusion nonprofit to get computer equipment to low-income families in the city at a time when access to devices is crucial for distance learning and remote work.

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After being refurbished, devices are distributed in partnership with agencies including the Housing Authority of Baltimore City and Baltimore City Public Schools.

Read Technical.ly's article "Baltimore city government and PCs for People are teaming to recycle laptops for digital inclusion," featuring the Housing Authority of the City of Baltimore.

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