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Donate Computers

Ten years ago, upon the receipt of 100 used computers and a mandate to do something "creative," The Education Fund developed a daring and innovative program - Citibank FamilyTech - tobridge the ever-widening "digital divide."  With Citigroup Foundation's backing, The Education Fund began soliciting, refurbishing and distributing computers to low-income students and their families after providing students' parents with training sessions on how to operate the computers.  The students' teachers also benefited from intensive, in-class training.

The award-winning program has been an unqualified success: students' academic gains have helped push these schools out of their low rankings to become leaders in the district, teachers have become technology leaders, strategically incorporating technology into their curriculum, and parents have learned marketable skills.

Citibank FamilyTech Statistics:

8,380+            Lower-income families to whom the world of technology has been opened.
500+               Computers placed in classrooms.
200+               Teachers to receive one-on-one technology training.
421,750+       Pounds (more than 200 tons) of computer hardware diverted from Miami-Dade County landfills.
$2.1 million+ Value of the contributed computer hardware.

Donating computers to CITIBANK FAMILYTECH is easy.

You can click on the link to the right.  Or, you can call The Education Fund at 305-892-5099, ext. 20 and say "I want to make a donation to the Citibank FamilyTech program!"

Remember... Companies and individuals that donate equipment to Citibank FamilyTech could receive recognition by Miami-Dade County Public Schools and may be eligible for up to a 200% tax deduction.