Incoming LBCC Students Receive Chromebook Laptops
Together, LBCEI and LBCC distributed the
100 Chromebooks during an event at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library to
incoming LBCC students Long Beach News who live in North Long
Beach.
The #InThisTogetherLB campaign
has been LBCEI’s pandemic emergency response initiative that directed $250,000
of program funding primarily from BRIDGE Development Partners, along with
funding from Wells Fargo and the Office of Long Beach Business News Councilmember
Rex Richardson to support under-served families and underrepresented small
businesses in North, Central and West Long Beach over the past two months.
Funds have supported #InThisTogetherLB partner agencies in their community
crisis relief efforts, including the contribution of Chromebooks refurbished by
human-I-T for LBCC and YMCA students.
LBCEI, a community development
corporation, aims to create an environment where everyone, including students,
has a seat at the table and an opportunity to thrive. Youth development is a
critical program element Long Beach Press Release of the
organization. One of LBCEI’s #InThisTogether goals has included getting
technology into the hands of young people in most need – especially in light of
mandated online classroom instruction that students must currently participate
in during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wells Fargo was the initial Long BeachPress Release Distribution Service funding partner for LBCEI.
Please see the following quotes
below from the partner organizations.
“Our current health and
economic emergency has had a profound impact on how we access work, health, and
education, forcing students and families without access to internet and
technology off a digital cliff,” said Councilmember Long BeachCryptocurrency News Rex Richardson. “I’m proud to support our incoming
students from Uptown by providing these Chromebooks as a critical resource for
their success.”
“When the coronavirus pandemic
hit, it closed access to resources that our LBCC students depended on to
complete their class assignments, including our valuable computer labs,” said
Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees Vice President
Uduak-Joe Ntuk. “I’m grateful for this generous donation and our community
partners who stood up to meet this moment and stand with us to address the
digital divide that unfortunately impedes too many of our students from North
Long Beach.”
“LBCC provided 300 loaner
Chromebooks to students since we moved our classes to remote learning,” said
Long Beach Community College District Interim Superintendent-President Lou Anne
Bynum. “A large number of our students do not have a laptop or computer at
home. But this generous gift Long Beach Stock Market from
LBCEI, the BRIDGE Development Partners and human-I-T have provided a more
permanent solution for our students and their families.”
“When you’re the Chair of a
Board and get to see young people have access, it makes it all worthwhile. We
are proud of our youth who are working so hard to build their dreams. Youth
development is critical to economic inclusion,” shared Bob Cabeza, Chair of
LBCEI.
“This is a great event.
Promoting educational equity in our community is the kind of a cause that
Bridge is proud to get behind. This means everything to us and we’re excited to
be a part of it,” said Rosendo Solis, Senior Director of Development at BRIDGE
Development Partners.
“What’s great about an event
like this is that people have come together. They’ve pivoted to help each
other, their neighbors, their communities, their friends Long Beach
Sports News, and people in need. There’s no better example like what
we’re doing today, which is getting this collaboration of partners that are
helping our young people move ahead,” expressed Gabe Middleton, CEO of
human-I-T.
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