Keeping good tech in the community
Computers for Change donates computers to local schools, nonprofits, and charities, and keeps working technology out of the landfill. The green mission is a big part of who we are and why people keep coming back.
How it works
We support local schools, nonprofits, and community organizations when we can. Sometimes that is a refurbished computer, sometimes it is repair help, our time, or a service. Organizations write us with a need, we have a real conversation, and we help where it makes sense. What gets donated to us goes into the mix that keeps this work going: a donated laptop might be sold, and a laptop we paid for might be the one we give away.
A few of the groups supported over the years
Real recipients and partners. We can feature current logos and quotes here once the client provides them.
Thank-yous from the community
Quotes are from organizations Computers for Change has supported.
9 desktop computers donated
The Turning Point Center thanked Computers for Change for a generous donation of nine desktop computers to their center, used by clients working through recovery to handle job searches, school work, and reconnecting with family.
8 refurbished desktops
DREAM received eight refurbished desktops, replacing dated machines, and encouraged people to visit the College Street store. The new machines help the program serve more young people across Vermont.
A community grant
A small business owner thanked the shop for fixing a MacBook through the community grant, calling it a lifesaver for their work. Keeping a working laptop running let the business get back to operating the same week.
Beyond the shop
Donations are only one part of it. Every laptop we refurbish and put back on the shelf is a laptop that did not go to a landfill, and a laptop that someone can afford. Repair, reuse, and responsible recycling come up in every part of what we do, not just the donation side. When you buy refurbished from us, that is part of the same idea: extending the useful life of working technology.
Three ways to help
Donate a computer
Have a working laptop or desktop you do not use? Drop it off. It goes into the mix: we may refurbish and donate it, refurbish and sell it to fund other community help, or recycle it responsibly if it is past use.
Tell us about an organization
Know a school, nonprofit, or community group that needs computers? Send us a note. We will reach out.
Buy refurbished
Every refurbished laptop sold helps support the donation side and keeps another machine out of the landfill.
Help us do more
Donate a computer, partner with us, or tell us about a local organization in need.