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Free Geek

Cause Area

  • Community
  • Computers & Technology
  • Education & Literacy
  • Environment

Location

1731 SE 10th Ave.Portland, OR 97214 United States
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Mission Statement

FREE GEEK is a 501(c)(3) not for profit community organization that recycles used technology to provide computers, education, internet access and job skills training to those in need in exchange for community service.

Description

At Free Geek, volunteers may earn a free desktop PC by volunteer 24 hours in any of our programs.

In Recycling, volunteers may:
-sort incoming donated hardware
-disassemble computers and other electronic equipment
-transport equipment from receiving to testing areas

In Refurb, volunteers will:
-learn about internal computer components
-evaluate, quality check, and refurbish PCs and laptops
-may advance to iMacs and other hardware testing

In Internships, volunteers gain:
-100+ hours of training and experience in advanced reuse, recycling, or non-profit administration activities
-leadership skill building
-professional references and letters of recommendation (not usually available for non-intern volunteers)

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