Expand your computer knowledge! Attend class at Irving Public Library http://www.cityofirving.org/library/computer-classes.html DCET/Believe in Yourself Inc. http://www.dcet.org/index2.htm Enroll in continuing education courses at Northlake College http://www.northlakecollege.edu/conted/index.html TechSoup http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/index.cfm Technology/educational resources from Thinkfinity http://www.thinkfinity.org/

Mission

To provide computers to low- and moderate-income families by collecting and refurbishing usable computers from the City of Irving.

Benefits

• Extends the life and usefulness of city computers.
• Provides opportunities for the community.
• Extends the life of our landfill.

Program Details

All refurbished computers will be reloaded with Microsoft Windows XP Operating Software and Microsoft Office 2003 Software licenses, resulting in clear hard drives.

Computers come with a 30-day parts warranty.

Computer Criteria

The following are minimum requirements for all computer equipment being donated:

• Computer or Laptop
  • Less than three years old
  • Minimum Pentium - 1 Ghz
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 30 GB hard drive
• Monitor - 17” or larger
• Keyboard
• Mouse

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be an Irving Resident.
• Must qualify as low- or moderate-income family currently being served by participating area agencies.
• Based on median income per household.
• Adjusted by family size (Example: a family of four with a median income of $53,200 or less annually would qualify).
• Area service agencies are also eligible to apply (Example: an agency that offers free computer training to children).
• All participants must sign an agreement that outlines the program requirements.
• All participants will be responsible for and costs associated with connection to the Internet.
• Recipients are encouraged to take advantage of computer-related training classes that are offered as a part of this program.
• Recipients must agree to properly recycle the computer by using the city’s drop-off Electronic Recycling Program locations.

Program Overview

The City of Irving is the first municipality in Texas and the second in the U.S. to implement a computer reuse program in which city-owned computer equipment is donated to low- and moderate-income families and nonprofit organizations.

Irving initiated the program in April 2008 and the first of 25 computers were presented to six families and two nonprofit organizations.

City employees refurbish the computers by cleaning the hard drives, installing the operating system and software, and thoroughly cleaning the PCs and monitors prior to distribution.

Families recieving the computers are responsible for installing the equipment. Recipients also are encouraged to attend computer training classes offered by a variety of resources including the Irving Public Library and North Lake College. When the time comes to dispose of the equipment, recipients agree to properly discard it using the city's drop-off Electronic Recycling Program locations.

Special thank you to the City of Irving Housing and Human Services Department and Tech Soup/Microsoft.

Prepared in cooperation with the North Central Texas Council of Governments through funding from the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.


Additional funding provided through the Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of HUD.

For more information, call:
City of Irving - Information Technology
(972) 721-2677

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