Programs

How Citibank FamilyTech Works

Donated Internet-ready computers are loaned on a long-term basis to low-income families with children at thirteen selected Miami-Dade County Public Schools of which five are designated Zone schools. Before the computers go home, parents are trained to use them and to provide supervision to their children.

In their classrooms, children learn computer skills and work on projects incorporating technology under the guidance of specially trained teachers. Teachers receive extensive training from expert mentor teachers on how best to incorporate computer use into their classrooms.

By becoming "computer literate," students gain skills that help them compete academically and in the job market. At the same time, parents acquire new, marketable skills.

Created and run by The Education Fund, Citibank FamilyTech is sponsored by the Citi Foundation, with additional support from Citibank Florida, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, The Ethel & W. George Kennedy Foundation, the Joseph H. and Florence A. Roblee Foundation and the Tiger Woods Foundation.

Computers software and peripherals for the program have been donated by companies like AvMed, Future Tech, Bellsouth Mobility, Carnival Cruise Lines, ABIG, Florida Power & Light, Cendant/Century 21, HIP Health Plan of Florida, Merrill Lynch, Norwegian Cruise Line, Beckman Coulter, TracFONE Wireless, American Airlines, and UPS. Our computers are also donated from Miami-Dade County Public Schools. More companies are donating to the program every day.

Who Can Answer Questions About Citibank FamilyTech?

Jennifer Williams , Program Coordinator, at 305-892-5099, ext.25, can answer questions about the program in general.

Humberto Perez, IT Coordinator, at 305-892-5099, ext. 20, can answer questions about how to donate computers, what equipment we accept, whether we can pick up your donations and how we refurbish the computers.

Go to our donation page to email or fax your donation information to the Citibank FamilyTech program.

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