While technology is ubiquitous across North America, access to technology is not universal. Underfunding of public
schools limits access to learning resources, books and technology. As a result, schools have come to rely on community
and parent fundraising to bridge these funding gaps. This places schools in low-income neighborhoods at a particular
disadvantage, since low-income families cannot contribute nearly as much as more affluent communities.
At Softchoice, we believe in unleashing the potential of people and technology. Through our Power Up program, we focus
on providing students from low-income communities with equal access to technology and high-quality 21st-century digital
learning. By increasing their access to technology today, we hope to help students develop the technical skills that
will be critical to thrive in the careers of tomorrow.
Softchoice awards classroom technology grants of $10,000 each to 10 publicly-funded elementary or middle schools
serving students from low-income communities in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto
and Montreal (at least one grant will be awarded in each city).
Softchoice will award classroom technology grants of $10,000 each to 10 publicly-funded elementary or middle schools
serving students from low-income communities in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto
and Montreal (at least one grant will be awarded in each city).
We are not accepting applications at this time.
Questions? Contact Pete Morra, Community Investment Manager, at
powerup@softchoice.com.