RE: [MLUG] local computers for kids?

[Jason Youngquist <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

the city apparently has some kind of program called "Homes for Computers"

http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Final_Ordinances/Series_104/679;.html

probably could email EMAIL:PROTECTED to see what the status of 
this program is.

there's a non-profit in St. Louis called "WITS" http://www.witsinc.org/ 
that takes used computer equipment and gives them away to people...

	http://www.witsinc.org/about.html

--Jason



On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, Rick wrote:

> I'm envisioning something along the lines of a fairly simple web page
> (donation form, where the machines went, etc...), possibly someone
> contacting local businesses, and a few people scavenging/installing. I
> don't think it would take much effort and I know for a fact I have at
> least a full machine or two laying around that I'd donate to a family
> that didn't have one.
>
> It doesn't take much to build a nice little web browsing/email machine
> that a kid could use to research homework with and, even though it
> wouldn't be much of a game machine, I know edubuntu comes a bunch of
> low-impact educational games.
>
> I just kind of assumed that this is the type of project someone else had
> already started in this area. But, if not, I'll start putting it
> together.
>
> Rick
>
> On Wed, 2007-10-03 at 13:45 -0500, Harris, Michael C. wrote:
> > I have the online materials to teach online security classes for teens as part of the "Hacker High School program".
> > I'd donate my time and the materials for such an endeavor  see h t t p : //www.hackerhighschool.org
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
>
>
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