Power Up: One Million Individuals Impacted by Free Digital Solutions from Compudopt

The national nonprofit celebrated the landmark milestone and 18 years of providing computer access, internet connectivity and digital education to youth and their communities at its inaugural Power Up event, raising $300K to continue its mission of digital opportunity for all

Digital opportunity nonprofit Compudopt is celebrating a landmark milestone: impacting one million individuals across the U.S. with free digital resources.

To commemorate the historic moment, Compudopt hosted its inaugural Power Up: Impact of a Million event on Nov. 6 in Houston, bringing together donors, corporate partners, community leaders, and those impacted by the organization’s services to celebrate its nationwide impact. Houston Mayor John Whitmire proclaimed Nov. 6 as COMPUDOPT DAY, and the organization received official proclamations from the offices of US Senator John Cornyn, US Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado, Texas State Representative Christina Morales, and Harris County Judge Linda Hidalgo. The event raised $300K to help empower the next one million people with digital opportunities.

“Compudopt’s founding purpose of providing technology access and education to under-resourced communities has led to extraordinary impact,” said Compudopt CEO Megan Steckly. “When I joined the organization ten years ago, impacting one million people was a dream we wrote on a whiteboard. Today, it’s the reality we’re celebrating alongside our incredible partners, staff and volunteers.”

Founded in Houston in 2007 with the belief that every student deserves access to technology, Compudopt began bridging the digital divide – an issue affecting 41% of Americans living below the poverty line – by refurbishing and redistributing used computers at no cost to 700 families annually. Today, Compudopt serves an average of 30,000+ families per year through on-site operations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Mesa, and San Antonio, as well as satellite services in 75+ cities, including rural communities with limited access to digital resources.

The organization has also expanded its services to become the only national nonprofit providing holistic, no-cost digital solutions addressing the four barriers to connectivity: device access, affordable internet, digital education and workforce-aligned skills. Through its Theory of Change, Compudopt has impacted individuals of all ages, like Carlos in Mesa, AZ, who is pursuing a computer science degree with his free computer, and April in Dallas, TX, a 34-year-old mom and non-traditional college student working toward her online degree in social work to create more opportunities for her family.

To date, Compudopt has distributed 160K+ free computers, connected 51K+ households to affordable internet, served 180K+ students, provided 344K+ training hours and recycled 711 pounds of e-waste. Learn more about the organization’s impact, services and locations at Compudopt.org.

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About Compudopt

Compudopt is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2007 with a mission to provide technology access and education to youth. To date, it has distributed over 160,000 devices to students in need, delivered over 344,000 hours of technology education, connected over 51,000 households to the internet, and diverted over 711,000 lbs. of hardware from landfills. Learn more at compudopt.org.

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To date, Compudopt has distributed 160K+ free computers, connected 51K+ households to affordable internet, served 180K+ students, provided 344K+ training hours and recycled 711 pounds of e-waste.