Places to donate your computers in New York
Non-profit organizations seeking computer equipment donations
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Albany
Bev Shraga Hebrew Academy of the Capital District serves 8 counties of 135 students in grades K-8. Certified by the New York State Education Department, the school offers all core subject areas, music, art, physical education, and Judaic Studies. Over 40% of the students are on scholarship and the school operates on a limited budget. The Hebrew Academy has a well-known dance program that involves performances in local schools and at community events. The performances stress cultural understanding and communication. Students in grades K-7 learn the dances from 8th grade students who have created the stories and choreography. All of the performances result in discussions and dancing with the audience and it is very well received.
We are seeking a PC (Pentium 4 or better) laptop and LCD projector. The laptop and projector would be used by students design a visual accompaniment for the program, so that cultural heritage and images of tolerance and intercultural communication can be portrayed during the dances. In addition, the laptop would be used for a Social Studies cultural heritage 8th grade yearlong project that involves students researching on-line and creating visual histories. Currently the students only have access to computers in the library media center and those are used for library and individualized instruction.
If you can help, please email Ms. Nancy Eason, Library Media Specialist, or phone 518-482-0464
Albany
Capital Region Friendship Circle - Liba Andrusier, Executive Director, writes: The Capital Region Friendship Circle extends a helping hand to families who have children with special needs as well as to individuals struggling with isolation and other crisis in the Capital Region. Our programs involve them in a full range of unique social and educational experiences. In addition to helping those in need and providing respite to the families, The Friendship Circle empowers and enriches its network of volunteers, the majority of whom are teenagers, by enabling them to reap the vast rewards of giving of themselves.
Seeking Pentium IV, or better, PCs (anything suitable for a busy office). If you can help, please email Ms. Andrusier or phone 518-438-4220
Brooklyn
Jewish Union of Russian Immigrants (JURI) - runs several programs of cultural and educational value to the community of immigrants. Some of the programs (like "Sparks of Light" ensemble) are giving presentations and performances for the public at large.
In order to fund these activities, several highly qualified volunteers in our organization are involved in obtaining donations of used telecom, computer and electronics equipment, which is then "tidied-up" and re-sold (ebay, etc.). The funds are used for the activities of JURI. Thank you for considering us for your equipment donation! If you can help, please contact Philip Gorbulsky or call 646-623-6763
Brooklyn
The LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project) - strives to provide critical media literacy skills to the inter-related groups of youths, their parents and educators throughout New York City. Our media literacy workshops demystify the constant flow of media these three groups encounter, bridge the gap between generations, and provide workforce development skills for future generations.
Seeking laptop computers, digital cameras, Smart Boards, video cameras, external hard drives and printers. For laptops, we prefer Macintosh G4. If you can help, please e-mail Emily Long, Communications Director, or call 718-789-8170
Buffalo
Benedict House WNY - The mission of Benedict House is to provide non-discriminatory residential housing opportunities and supportive housing opportunities and supportive services for persons living with AIDS in an environment promoting the principles of dignity, respect, understanding, compassion and self-determination. We are currently implementing an Independent Living Program that will Provide basic life-skill assessments and a wide-range of organized training modules designed to build personal skills that will facilitate successful independent living to residents of Benedict House who are unable to live independently.
Computer systems would help us immensely in this training process. Seeking Pentium 4, or better PCs and G4 or G5 Macs. If you can help, please email Christopher Binder, Data Systems Manager, or phone (716) 834-4940, ext. 209
Endicott
Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a non-profit youth organization. Everyone is part of a family and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is the only national career and technical student organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers and communities by addressing important personal, work and societal issues through family and consumer sciences education.
Seeking four Pentium four (laptops preferred for mobility) and printers to provide Internet access and carry out routine business for program staff. The computers would be used for NYS FCCLA business. Therefore personal information is not open to others when sharing the computer at conferences and meetings. At this point we do not have separate computers for the staff. If you can help, please email Ms Laura Land or call 716-257-5189
Huntington
International Youth Fellowship Educational Foundation (IYFEF) - Terry Henderson, Director of Support, writes: We are an organization designed to provide beneficial educational services to the community through various programs, but especially through a school that we wish to establish and open. We wish to offere study in the fields of Theology, Music and English. In the future we wish to also open a school for Biotechnology as well as other subjects. We are a start up and as of now our source of donations are quite limited. And in order to complete our approval process and begin providing the community and students from all over the world with our educational services, we must provide our students with the latest portals into the free information in the world, mainly stating that we nned to create a computer lab for fulfill the requirements of the New York State Education Department. However, we want to be able to provide any student with the ability receive all the benefits he or she deserves as a student.
Seeking Pentium IV, or better, PCs. If you can help, please email Ms. Henderson or phone 631-745-1892
Jackson Heights - Elmhurst
Jackson Heights-Elmhurst Kehillah - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a one-stop social services agency in Queens, NY that has been working in the surrounding communities for more than 30 years to help the poor, immigrants, refugees, seniors, and families in need. Among our programs, we offer counseling, domestic violence assistance, Meals on Wheels, food stamp applications, translation services, cultural events, and English and citizenship classes. Our goal is to help all those who come to us in need, and we are continually adapting our programs to meet the changing needs of our diverse community. We are currently working to expand our educational services to offer more ESL classes as well as a GED class and computer training. Computers are great learning tools in the classroom, giving students the opportunity to use many online resources, to work at their own pace, and to develop skills for employment. In order to make this possible, we would greatly appreciate donations of PCs, desktop or laptop, for internet access and Office programs.
Our computer needs are basic. We will need Pentium 4 or 5 PCs capable of internet access and Microsoft Office programs. If you can help, please email Ben Akselrod, Executive Director or phone 718-457-4591
Middle Island
Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk builds homes with low-income families in need of decent housing. Our work is possible only with donations that we receive from individuals, corporations, churches, schools for the building materials and the use of volunteer labor.
We require our homeowner families to partner with us by building their own home and other Habitat homes by making a down payment of 270 hours of "sweat equity". There is no monetary down payment required. Habitat for Humanity homes are built under the supervision of a professional Construction Director with volunteer labor and homeowner families. The homes are built for an average cost of $85,000 and we then hold the mortgage at ZERO interest making the home affordable for families with an annual income of $28,000 to $47,000.
Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk has completed 116 homes since 1988. In 2008 we have set a goal of completing another 15 homes. We are very proud of this accomplishment as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary this year! donated computers, desktop or laptop PCS, that can be passed along to Habitat families in need of a computer would be a wonderful addition for their children's educational needs. Thank you for your consideration and support.
If you can help, please email Les Scheinfeld or call 631-924-4966 x-105
New York City
Daedalus Productions, Inc. is a not-for-profit film and television production company established in 1980 by NINA ROSENBLUM and DANIEL V. ALLENTUCK to produce non-fiction television that utilizes the best of contemporary scholarship and professional expertise to focus on issues not covered in the conventional media, widen its audience, educate and inform about issues including human rights, civil rights, peace activism and African-American history and culture.
Seeking G4 or G5 desktop and laptop Macs, Pentium 4 (or better) laptops, printers and large screens. If you can help, please email Ms Rosenblum, phone 917-939-5254 or via USPS - Nina Rosenblum, Daedalus Prod. Inc., 118 Riverside Drive 8C, New York, NY 10024
New York City
Soaringwords Soaringwords' mission is to empower local communities to support chronically ill children and their families. Eighteen percent of children in the US suffer from chronic and catastrophic illness; that's 22 million children. Soaringwords connects ill children and their families to a network of compassionate and caring volunteers whose activities inspire them to, "Never Give Up."
Doctors and hospitals provide medical care, while Soaringwords provides in-person and on-line support that boosts self-esteem and helps reduce isolation. Soaring words enlists the help of schools, community out reach centers and businesses to create meaningful experiences for chronically ill children. These fun, creative and educational healing activities include: story-telling, poetry, art, songs and photography. Soaringwords uses technology to bridge the digital divide: connecting kids to computers with wholesome and educational activities.
We are in need of desktop PCs for our office operations as well as lap-top computers for use at our school and hospital programs. (PCs for general office work, email and internet. Up-to-date enough to handle Windows XP or better and high speed internet. If you can help, please email Nancy Randall, Organization Volunteer or phone 212-206-6131.
Syracuse
The Technology Effort for Community & Households of P.E.A.C.E. (People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.) in Central New York State near Syracuse. Michael Dardis, Director Information Technology reports: "we have a college program where interns come in and refurbish systems that we put into the homes of the disadvantaged and others." Visit their website for more information.
Ithica
Ithaca Youth Bureau - Computer All Stars
Computer All Stars is a technology reuse and recycle program at the Ithaca Youth Bureau that teaches community youth how to refurbish donated computers and places computers in homes of local families. We strive to provide a safe, unique environment in which a diverse population of youth can challenge themselves, master new skills, develop social awareness and improve upon their technical, social and job keeping skills.
We are seeking Pentium 4 computers and newer. (Not seeking any Macintosh computers.) Please email Jennifer Gluck for more information