Meet the Need Computer Drive

Description

** MEDIA ADVISORY **
 
“Meet the Need” Computer Drive to
combat digital gap for low-income students, families

Cox Communications, Orange County Business Council, Orange County Department of Education and County of Orange Supervisor Michelle Steel join Computers 2 Kids to rally businesses and the public
 
WHAT: Due to the need for distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Computers 2 Kids (C2K) has received a record number of requests for computers from low-income families. To meet the need, Cox Communications, Cox Business, Orange County Business Council and the Orange Department of Education, are joining together to rally businesses and the public for a two-week computer drive where they can donate computers they no longer use that will be refurbished to benefit local students.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT:

• 1 in 4 students started at-home learning without access to a computer
• 50% of low-income families still have no access to a computer or internet at home
• 95% of schools started this fall with remote learning only

• Chéri Pierre, CEO, Computers 2 Kids
• Jodi Duva, Vice President, Cox Business (Available 10:00 a.m-10:45 a.m.)
• Lucy Dunn, President and CEO, Orange County Business Council (Available 10:00 a.m-10:45 a.m.)
• Nina Boyd, Associate Superintendent Governance, Leadership & Community Partnerships (Available 10:00 a.m-10:45 a.m.)
• Cars dropping off computers, palettes of donated devices, large Computers 2 Kids truck, volunteers from Cox and Computers 2 Kids