Hartford students receive free laptops through library partnership

Hartford Public Library has teamed up with Computers 4 People, Capital Workforce Partners, the City of Hartford, and the Hartford Opportunity Youth Collaborative to provide refurbished laptops to students in the library’s The American Place programs. The Urban League of Greater Hartford and the YWCA also participated in the initiative.

The laptops were made possible by a donation of 472 devices from Nassau Financial Group. Most of the laptops have already been distributed across the Northeast, with the remaining 100 earmarked for students in Hartford. Computers 4 People refurbishes donated computers for youth and young adults who lack digital access, partnering with more than 400 nonprofits in Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New York City.

“This partnership reflects HPL’s shared commitment to increasing digital access and helping students succeed,” said Bridget E. Quinn, president and CEO of Hartford Public Library. “These laptops will help students reach their goals, enhance digital literacy, and bridge the digital divide.”

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Students qualified for the laptops based on regular attendance and active participation in their TAP programs. During Wednesday’s event, 44 students — including 11 CompTIA participants and 33 Hartford High School students — received laptops.

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam praised the effort, saying it provides students in the city with resources comparable to those in suburban communities. Alex Johnson, CEO of Capital Workforce Partners, highlighted the partnership’s role in connecting technology to young people on the front lines of education and workforce development.

Dylan Zajac, CEO of Computers 4 People, emphasized the importance of access to technology, calling it “the difference between a student falling behind and getting ahead, between hoping for a job and actually applying for one.”

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