Per Scholas
Mission
Description: An organization dedicated to providing vocational training, computer distribution, and recycling programs using donated technology to improve the lives of people in low-income communities.
Per Scholas recycles computer equipment, the best of which is reconditioned and distributed to low-income families at the lowest possible price.
Type of organization: Nonprofit
Types of Materials:
Furniture (Office), Computers & Peripherals, Office Equipment (Copiers/Fax/Phones/Etc.), Books, and Media (CD/DVD)Materials Accepted From:
Businesses & InstitutionsPer Scholas on Twitter
May 18, 2012 - It's just so freaking sweet. Can the World's Cheapest Computer Empower a New Generation of Programmers? http://t.co/iPf9BWAq via @mashable
May 18, 2012 - "I've hired many @PerScholas grads who deliver the technical & customer service I seek for a #Fortune500." #Unisys. http://t.co/V5CshZN8
May 18, 2012 - May 24 is the Per Scholas College Fair. Alumni qualify for up to 10 transferable credits (~$2500 in savings). http://t.co/lffJhfSa
May 17, 2012 - 1962. Dr. John Mauchly, inventor of some orig room-size computers, posing with 1 the size of a suitcase. @TheAtlantic http://t.co/LGQugxqD
May 17, 2012 - Promoting #WomenInTech. The ladies of @PerScholas chat w/ powerhouse female @google engineers, Adriana & Joelle. http://t.co/jILaDTjE
May 16, 2012 - We love to see this! "On the job pic" from graduate Jasmine Rivera. Work it, girl! http://t.co/dgoh6fru via @instagram
May 15, 2012 - Thanks 4 ur leadership RT @ChuckSchumer: w/@SenGillibrand to push 3 bills to help #vets find #jobs http://t.co/wnVz5f0y”
May 15, 2012 - Put on the calendar: What's inside a computer? Come to @Tekserve on 6/20 & see a tech open 1 up & explain how it works http://t.co/4VbBUfXJ
May 15, 2012 - Noted. RT @SAP: "Everything will be mobile, everything will be in the cloud & everything will be in-memory." SAP on the #futureoftech
Founded
1995Address
1575 Bronx River AvenueBronx, NY 10460