Devices for Students

Hi DFS Fam 👋 We’re super excited by the results of our impact report, where we surveyed families who received devices or connectivity to better understand the impact on their lives. Happy to report back that we found: 1️⃣ DFS entirely closed the digital divide for all families surveyed, 2️⃣ Improved connection to high-speed internet increased in ranking, and 3️⃣Connection allowed increased time to study, communicate, and work! 🎉

Together we can empower a new generation 👩‍🎓 Support our mission to bridge the digital divide by becoming a corporate sponsor - from retired laptop donation to team volunteer activities, there are many ways to get involved! 🙏

It’s a busy day of zoom calls for students across the country 🗓 We’re so grateful for communities who have come together to support DfS in our mission to connect students to education, and for the educators who are so grateful for this work📝

One question we get frequently is: I want to help, but how? 👩‍💻 An impactful, fulfilling way to make a difference on a students life is through signing up to be a virtual tutor, helping students with math and language arts skills. ✍️ Check out opportunities with our partners at and

🚨Good news alert! 🚨 Santa Clara Couty officials announced they'll be donating $7.1 million to provide 15,000 under-connected students in San Jose with laptops, tablets, and hotspots!

Read more at: https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/California-County-Donates-7-1M-to-Close-Tech-Digital-Divide.html

Back to school looks different this year, especially as families struggle to find devices that allow their children to participate in virtual schooling. 📓 This has created a supply and demand problem: Lenovo, HP, and Dell told school districts they're short almost 5 million laptops, which poses difficulty for low income families who rely on school laptop lending. 💻 If you have a laptop at home aren't using, we'll set it up to equip a student with a year of learning. 📚

Donate at: https://bddy.me/3bLNrTH

Read more at: https://bddy.me/3bE8G9F: Patrick T. Fallon / Bloomberg via Getty Images

Essential school supplies look different this year. COVID has caused schools to be fully digital or hold hybrid learning models which disproportionately affects underserved students and communities of color. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Our mission is to connect every student to their classroom - head to devicesforstudents.org to help give students access today 💻

PowerUp said it best: "Technology is not a luxury. Let's eliminate technology poverty."

As we approach return to schools amidst this uncertain time, we have the opportunity to equip students with the devices and access they need to have some semblance of normal: learning.

Education + Technology = .org
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Another batch sent! These are our favorite moments as a Devices team (along with the photos of students with their new devices!) 🙏

💯 Let's keep the momentum going! Head to https://www.devicesforstudents.org/ to donate today.

The teachers union is expecting that students will alternate between remote learning and classroom instruction in order to lessen daily classroom population. Remote learning is becoming the norm - and it’s more important than ever to connect these students to their education.