Tag: PCs for People

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Bring out your good: Un-Dumpster Day launches Saturday with mission to de-clutter

By Tommy Felts / June 1, 2022

As residents across Kansas City prep for the final weekend garage sales of the spring, a locally-launched website is offering an easier — and more environmentally sustainable solution: connecting those who have personal items to donate to the people, pets and nonprofits that need them. “What we thought was, ‘Why not make a one-stop drop…

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KCMO digital equity effort aimst to boost remote learning, work access for families, entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / July 29, 2020

Economically distressed neighborhoods in Kansas City are at a bigger disadvantage than ever before, Rick Usher said, urging residents to combat digital inclusion as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend the way Kansas Citians learn and work. “Today, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing us to social distance in ways that include remote work and distance…

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Connecting for Good; photos courtesy of Tom Esselman

PCs for People: Connecting for Good upgrades amid ‘full-blown explosion of tech need’

By Tommy Felts / July 20, 2020

A Kansas City-built nonprofit hoping to refurbish the metro’s perception of digital inclusivity is now an affiliate of PCs for People — a nationwide network with a shared goal. “Digital inclusion is ensuring that everybody — regardless of their income or where they live — has access to at least three things: affordable internet, affordable…

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