[Discuss] OT: Kids needing computers

[John Boland]

i got a voicemail from bps last night about this subject. my youngest is
still in high school n boston.
if you go to bostonpublicschool.org/laptop they can hook up a student with
a laptop. there's a link there about internet access also.

HTH

On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 10:19 AM Stephen Ronan <sronan at panix.com> wrote:

>
> I just got a call from a family in Dorchester with a kid whose
> school has moved to online activities. They have Internet but no
> computer for the kid to use...
>
> Any of y'all have unused, unwanted functioning computers that you
> may wish to donate in such circumstances? If so I may be able to
> find homes for some of 'em. I have some extra monitors, keyboards
> and mice... And am able to install an OS, but don't have much in
> the way of working CPUs.
>
> Also, it's worth keeping in mind that families eligible for
> government assistance programs such as free or reduced price
> school lunches, Medicaid or SNAP are eligible for $9.95/month
> Internet via Comcast's Internet Essentials program:
> https://internetessentials.org/
>
> - Stephen Ronan
>    Roxbury, MA
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