Assistance Needed for Pilot Program to Keep School Students Connected

As schools begin the 2020-2021 year with remote learning or hybrid models, the Central Ohio Broadband Access Pilot Program is providing low-income, K-12 students and their families with low-cost internet access. The lack of a reliable and affordable internet connection and device to access the internet makes remote learning impossible and causes more students to fall behind. This program seeks to address the inequities that that exist community to community.

This Central Ohio Broadband Access Pilot Program is a public-private program that is addressing immediate digital device and access needs by delivering refurbished PCs and hotspot devices with 12 months of unlimited broadband access.

The collaborative project is being made possible through the generosity of private funders, in addition to public funders and federal CARES Act funding. Businesses and organizations can participate by providing financial support or by donating used computers that can be refurbished for program participants.

Thanks to a local partnership program, the families of Central Ohio school students can receive a computer and internet access at low cost. Businesses and organizations can help by providing financial assistance and donating computers. Find out more at www.morpc.org/broadband.

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The program will provide refurbished computers and hotspot devices for families to set up an internet signal using cell phone signals. No new infrastructure or professional installation required.

You can register on line at  https://pcsrefurbished.com/event/registration

Flyers/Fact Sheets

Information Sheet for Students and Families (PDF)

• English (PDF)
• Spanish (PDF)
• Somali (PDF)