Among major contributors are IBM, Intel, Packard Bell, Hewlett Packard, and Boeing, and the California Public Employees Retirement Systems. CDC also accepts donations from small businesses and government agencies. The CDC refurbishing program offers the most affordable solution to the technology needs of California public schools. Underlying the entire program is the belief that every student should have the opportunity to benefit from access to computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . With success of the program, computer donations continue to increase.
Offenders learn valuable skills and their work directly benefits our children.
It is a 'win-win' venture that exemplifies Corrections' motto, 'Public Safety, Public Service. They provide the gateway to the 21st century. Without the Computers for Schools program, students would simply not have the equipment they need to gain the computer skills they will use out in the real world. Every student from kindergarten through the sixth grade is in on the act. Donated computers have made a huge improvement to our school.