What is Tech Access?
Tech Access PA., Inc., is a non-profit, charitable corporation. Tech Access was incorporated in Pennsylvania on October 13, 2004. The administrative headquarters are housed in St. Paul's Evengelical Lutheran Church, 5900 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19120.
What does Tech Access do?
Every day, thousands of computers and countless related components are disgarded by businesses and individuals who are upgrading to newer machines. In most cases the disgarded machines are perfectly useable, sometimes with major repairs or upgrades, other times with little or none.
At the other extreme, there are thousands of working families in Pennsylvania living at or below the poverty line, for whom a personal computer is an unaffordable luxury.
Tech Access connects used machines with deserving people, children and families. We take in donations of used (or new) equipment, we perform any needed repairs, add needed components, and then match the refurbished machine to someone in need. The individual or business donating the equipment receives a tax benefit for the value of the equipment (we are a pending 501(3)(c) corporation) and the satisfaction of knowing that their equipment is being put to good use, extending the working life of the machine rather than adding bulk to some landfill.
Tech Access also provides free education for individuals and groups in the use and maintenance of personal computers, as well as in the productive use of the Internet.
We also offer volunteer opportunities for people who wish to learn how to repair personal computers. This is another mutually beneficial match - we need helping hands, the "helping hands" get a free introduction, education and experience in repairing personal computers. Many people who have worked in just such a volunteer capacity have gone on to earn professional certifications such as the A+, which is a highly sought-after credential that can lead to rewarding and lucritive carreers.
Who can benefit from Tech Access services?
Tech Access' serivces are available to any resident of Pennsylvania who can demonstrate the need. See our "Clients" page for complete details on qualifications, expectations and how to apply for a computer of your own.
lab cam Tech Access, PA, Inc. is a non-profit corporation. Contact info@techaccesspa.org