Over 1,000 volunteers, mostly teachers, sort donations and restock the shelves daily. A team of volunteer technicians reconditioners the donated computers, of which C2C has been able to place over 2,200 in area classrooms. Approximately 50 programs across the country provide reusable materials to schools. However, C2C has instituted one unique aspect of its program to help them utilize the widest variety of materials a collaboration with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction . In December 1997, the Bureau of Community Service contacted C2C to ask them if they had any projects to reduce inmate idleness.
Prisons are easier to manage if inmates have productive and rewarding work assignments.
At the time, C2C had a large amount of donated posterboard that didnt seem to move very rapidly with teachers because of the size and weight of the material. So the materials were sent to nearby Warren Correctional Institution where the prisoners cut and made flashcards for teachers to use in the classroom. The material was modified from a large, heavy sheet to a useful classroom item, and teachers flocked to C2C to get the flashcards. The next cooperative project involved inmates making math, reading and spelling journals from donated paper and wallpaper books. Those too were quite popular with the teachers.