The City of Irving donated more than 100 computers to preselected, low- and moderate-income families through its Computer Reuse Program (CORP). This year, city staff partnered with Brighter Tomorrows, DCET/Believe in Yourself Inc., Irving Cares and the Friends of the Irving Public Library to present computers to qualifying Irving families. A presentation ceremony occurred March 26 at Irving Cares, 440 S. Nursery Road.
When CORP launched in 2008, Irving became the first municipality in Texas and the second in the U.S. to implement a computer reuse program in which previously owned computer equipment is refurbished by city employees and donated to qualifying residents through area nonprofits.
Families receiving computers are screened through a needs assessment conducted by distributing agencies. Through CORP, hundreds of computers have sidestepped local landfills and are being put to good use by needy Irving families.
“I think it’s fantastic what the City of Irving has done for us,” said Brenda Fowlkes, a 2008 computer recipient. “I’ll use it for research and paying bills, and my daughter will be able to use it for school projects.”
Computer equipment is less than three years old and Microsoft Corporation has donated Windows XP operating software, available in English or Spanish based on the recipient’s preference. At the end of the computer’s life, CORP beneficiaries commit to proper disposal of equipment at one of the city’s drop-off recycling centers. Recipients also are encouraged to participate in free community computer training classes offered year-round by the Irving Public Library system.
CORP is made possible by a grant received from the North Central Texas Council of Governments via the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, as well as a grant from Irving’s Housing and Human Services Department.
When CORP launched in 2008, Irving became the first municipality in Texas and the second in the U.S. to implement a computer reuse program in which previously owned computer equipment is refurbished by city employees and donated to qualifying residents through area nonprofits.
Families receiving computers are screened through a needs assessment conducted by distributing agencies. Through CORP, hundreds of computers have sidestepped local landfills and are being put to good use by needy Irving families.
“I think it’s fantastic what the City of Irving has done for us,” said Brenda Fowlkes, a 2008 computer recipient. “I’ll use it for research and paying bills, and my daughter will be able to use it for school projects.”
Computer equipment is less than three years old and Microsoft Corporation has donated Windows XP operating software, available in English or Spanish based on the recipient’s preference. At the end of the computer’s life, CORP beneficiaries commit to proper disposal of equipment at one of the city’s drop-off recycling centers. Recipients also are encouraged to participate in free community computer training classes offered year-round by the Irving Public Library system.
CORP is made possible by a grant received from the North Central Texas Council of Governments via the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, as well as a grant from Irving’s Housing and Human Services Department.
