Devices for Students’ goal is to ensure all students have access to digital learning opportunities.
Turning crisis into opportunity
Devices for Students was inspired by the sweeping changes COVID-19 made to our education system. Access to remote learning is no longer a luxury, it’s now a necessity for K-12 students to continue their education. Twelve million public school children in the United States do not have access to internet or computers at home. Our mission is to bridge that gap by providing laptops and reliable WiFi access to the students who need them most.
It’s bigger than COVID
COVID-19 shed light on the urgency of providing students with long term access to the devices they need to further their education. These students require internet and laptops in order to advance to the next grade level, graduate high school, and complete college applications.
How it works
Devices for Students purchases heavily discounted laptops/data hotspots and processes donated devices through the community and local sponsors. Our team of pro-bono volunteers configure all the software and hardware at a staging location and handle training and enablement at the teacher and student levels. Through our partnerships, we have established the infrastructure to identify students in need, reduce device acquisition cost, streamline device distribution, and to track the initiative’s results.