OUR MISSION IS TWOFOLD
A COMPUTER FOR EVERY FAMILY THAT NEEDS ONE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR OUR OUR PLANET
POSSIBLE PC is a Georgia based organization dedicated to bringing affordable computers to families that need them in the Greater Atlanta area and throughout Georgia. This program is affiliated with Electronics Waste Management (EWM), a leading electronics recycling company that can provide the discarded computers and other electronics materials needed for refurbishing. This gives us a steady supply of parts, but the success of our mission also depends on assistance and support from the Greater Atlanta community. POSSIBLE PC is improving opportunities for families in the Greater Atlanta area by providing access to education, vocational training and work at home opportunities for people of all ages. This is enabling many of them to move out of poverty and improve their lives. But that’s not all POSSIBLE PC accomplishes with our mission – every refurbished computer that goes to a family in need, is one less batch of electronics that could end up in a landfill.
Our Commitment To Ending The Digital Divide
According to the Pew Research Center, only 29% of Americans with family incomes of less than $30,000 a year have smartphones and only 46% percent have computers. For families earning $100,000 or more, it’s close to 100%. This has been a travesty, as Covid 19 shuttered classrooms throughout the country, making it even more difficult for children in poor families to learn. Even as learning in classrooms returns, remote learning is likely to remain a factor for snow days, enrichment resources and for low cost higher education – making access to computers a continuing concern. The ability to work from home will continue to be a must for many high paying jobs – leaving low income people without computers less able to access employment opportunities. That’s how the digital is stifling educational and economic opportunity in low income communities, disproportionally impacting people of color. One of the most targeted and beneficial ways to help end this digital divide is to provide affordable computers to families in the Greater Atlanta area, empowering them to access educational, vocational and employment opportunities. Fighting the digital divide that is inhibiting the success of poor families is what prompted us to create POSSIBLE PC.
Computers Help The Whole Family
Having a computer in the home is becoming a necessity for educating children, but it can also be a road out of poverty for many families struggling to make ends meet.
Having a computer in the home is becoming a necessity for educating children, but it can also be a road out of poverty for many families struggling to make ends meet. For example, working parents can save on child care by working from home or earn extra money by starting home businesses. Parents can do overtime hours at home, bringing in extra money without increasing childcare costs. A home computer can make it practical for a single parent to earn a degree online in the evening when it wouldn’t be possible to attend in person classes. The possibilities are endless and include starting an Etsy store to sell crafts or selling computer graphics on Fiverr. The first step towards upward mobility for many families is having a computer at home.
Feeding Two Birds With One Stone
There are programs that provide new computers to people in need, but manufacturing electronics is so expensive that they’ll never fill the gap.
There are programs that provide new computers to people in need, but manufacturing electronics is so expensive that they’ll never fill the gap. Additionally, most of those programs only provide rudimentary “Chromebooks” that are only suitable for the most basic functions and will end up having to be disposed of when they are no longer useful. That’s why POSSIBLE PC came up with a way to utilize the computers that are discarded each day by people that upgrade to newer models, and refurbish them for use by people in need. POSSIBLE PC’s approach feeds two birds with one scone – by providing affordable refurbished computers to people in need, we’re also keeping people’s unwanted computers out of landfills where their poisonous byproducts leach into the soil.
Our Partnership With EWM
Our affiliation with EWM, the leading electronics recycling and waste management company in the Greater Atlanta area, gives us access to the materials we need to provide refurbished computers.
Our affiliation with EWM, the leading electronics recycling and waste management company in the Greater Atlanta area, gives us access to the materials we need to provide refurbished computers. EWM maintains a “zero landfill” policy, so finding a home for electronic waste is both an integral part of their closed loop recycling mission and an important starting point of access to electronics for POSSIBLE PC. EVM provides businesses with dumpsters, gaylords, free pickups, data destruction servies and other enticements to dispose of their electronics waste through the company.
Here’s How You Can Help
Donate Your Old Computer
When you replace your next computer, donate your old one to POSSIBLE PC to help a low income family get a computer and keep electronics out of landfills. You can also donate parts that can be used to refurbish other computers such as hard drives, modems and cables. Your donation is tax deductible.
Spread The Word In Your Community
Schools, libraries, community groups, religious organizations and businesses large and small are always looking for ways to dispose of computers when they upgrade. You can help by letting everybody in your community know about how their old electronics can benefit people in need by posting information about donations to POSSIBLE PC.
Donate Your Time
If you’re a computer technician or a handy amateur PC enthusiast that knows how to install software, POSSIBLE PC can use your help refurbishing computers that will be given away or sold at low cost to people in need. We also need volunteers to assist with cleaning, packing and distributing computers at our events. Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older.
Join Our Team
POSSIBLE PC is recruiting individuals with the following backgrounds for employment:
- Finance, Marketing and Development
- Human Relations (HR)
- Information Technology (IT)
- PC Technician
- Website Administration and Operations
Corporate Sponsorship
Sponsoring POSSIBLE PC and its mission to empower lower income families and people of color by providing access to personal computers provides your company with goodwill in the community.
Sponsor a Home
For only $700 (tax deductible) you can provide a home with a laptop or desktop computer, plus a year of online training by Green Career Services LLC that will show them how to use their computer to improve educational access and career opportunities.
Get a Free Computer
If you qualify, residents of Greater Atlanta can be in the running to receive a refurbished laptop or desktop computer from POSSIBLE PC. You can put your name on our wish list and we’ll contact you when there’s a computer available for you to bring home.
Our Partners & Sponsers
