Project:	Computer Refurbishing
Project Name:	Technology Assisting People In Need
User Group Name:	Cincinnati PC Users Group
Location:	Cincinnati, Ohio

WHAT we do

Project Description:
Cincinnati PC Users Group's Hardware Special Interest Group has worked in facilities provided by Technology Assisting People In Need for nearly six years. TAPIN, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, collects donated computers and peripheral equipment from businesses, etc.; cleans, repairs and upgrades the equipment; and gives it to deserving individuals who cannot afford to purchase the computers they need, to handicapped persons, and to social service agencies which assist them.

A new project this year is placing computers with 50 high school students who participate in a program to teach them computer skills. A suburban high school is assisting in the operation of a computer lab in another school, in a less prosperous area of the city. A suburban church is helping with the funding necessary for the hardware and operating systems. This is a pilot program for assisting students of inner city schools and will be continued and expanded.

How we will use award money:
Funding is urgently needed for hardware (replacement parts for computers), software, and overhead expenses, and expansion of the program to other schools.

Assistance in the form of a Jerry Award would be greatly appreciated by the user group's Hardware SIG members and others who volunteer their time at TAPIN, and by the students.

Supporting Documentation:
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