Old Cambridge Baptist Church at 1151 Mass Ave., Cambridge, Ma
What
Need a Computer?
The Get Connected! Program aims to help get working, reliable computers into the hands of members of the Boston community. If you need a computer to help with job search, career advancement, email access, etc, but don’t have the means to purchase one right now, Get Connected! may be able to help you out.
When/Where
Get Connected! meets every Wednesday from 3:30 – 7:30Pm in the Old Cambridge Baptist Church at 1151 Mass Ave.
Question: How do I get to Get Connected Computer Clinic.?
By MBTA BUS (MBTA Route #1 to Harvard Square)
Get Connected ! Meets every Wednesday from 3:30- 7:30Pm in the Old Cambridge Baptist Church at 1151 Mass Ave. This is directly off MBTA Route #1 to Harvard Square, or a five minute walk from Harvard Station on the red line. when you get to the front of the church, enter, through the small glass door below and to the right of the church’s big red front door.
By MBTA RedLine
You can jump on the MBTA Redline from anywhere the redline operates from ashmont station and braintree station to alewife station, take any subway train to towards alewife station but get off train at Harvard station, (five minute walk from MBTA Harvard Station on the red line. when you get to the front of the church, enter, through the small glass door below and to the right of the church’s big red front door.) walk back torwards boston on the same side of the street of Harvard University and cross intersection past Mr. Bartleys Buger Restaurunt, when you get to a castle looking building (1151 Mass Ave) thats the Old Cambridge Baptist Church
Questions: What we do to get computers ready?
Answer: Used computers are donated to the Get Connected Computer Clinic. Our Volunteer take each computer and put them through a spread sheet that was carefully planned out with different steps to do on the donated computer, If hardware parts are needed like a hard drive or a DVD drive or more memory we will install them into the computer system, and in good working condition, completely erasing all the old data, if the computer is a windows 7 operating system, we can update the operating system to windows 10. We will load your machine with basic anti-virus and Microsoft office/ productivity applications, and make sure all the software programs are updated. The laptop & desktops donated and refurbished tend to be a few years old, but they are guaranteed to work. As a bonus, any computer obtained from Get Connected computer clinic comes with a lifetime warranty for ongoing service or replacement. ADBAR GET CONNECTED WEBSITE
How Much do computers cost?
All Computers are donated and all those who work on the are volunteers. A small contribution of $50 is suggested as an minimum donation if you are interested in getting a computer from Get Connected!. those who have the means to donate more are encouraged to do so. All cost go to keeping the program running. No one is making any profit here, trust me.
Question: Who make up the volunteers we have at Get Connected!
Answer: The Volunteers at Get Connected! come from all walk of life, from high school & college students, to different professions and all type of industries with different levels of experience
Question: Who Runs the Get Connected Computer Clinic.?
Owner Of Computer Care and Learning (Mr. Adam Frost)
Answer: The Get Connected Computer Clinic is run by Adam Frost, Who is his own it/Computer business, Computer Care and Learning. The program is a labor of love for him and he love to share his knowledge with everyone. all those who help refurbish the computer are there as volunteers who are trying to give back to their community and learn more about computer maintenance in the process. If you’ interested in learning more about computers from a technical standpoint, or already have some computer skills and would like to help out, Adam would love to hear from you, too
Story About ADBAR GET CONNECTED BY SpareChangeNews.Net
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Every Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., volunteers gather in the basement of Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Harvard Square to build computers for those in need. They are part of Get Connected – a volunteer-run computer clinic provided by the nonprofit Solutions At Work in partnership with Computer Care and Learning, a for-profit education assistance company started in 2006.
Volunteers from all walks staff the program: college students, working people, people in between jobs, scientists, homeless people and computer technicians. The clinic refurbishes donated Windows desktops, along with a limited number of laptop computers, and makes them available to income-eligible people to use for job searching, continuing education, finding housing and staying in touch with family and friends.
Volunteers under professional supervision test the computers to see that the hardware and software are operating correctly. Basic software installation includes a free Firefox browser along with a free word processing application, Open Office.
“People who get a computer from Get Connected are referred to as program participants. We encourage these people to call or walk in for tech support when they need it,” explained Lauren Curduck, executive director of Solutions at Work. “We would also like these clients to help us to provide more computers to people.”
According to a volunteer who gave his name as John, Windows computers the clinic provides have very durable hardware that allows volunteers to switch out parts from one machine to another. He also pointed out that there are many hardware manufactures, so the time frame for refurbishing computers is much faster.
Getting a computer is a three-step process. For step one, a client meets with one of the tech workers, who demonstrates how the computer and the internet function. After that, the client practices the basics on the computer and asks relevant questions.
Finally, the client donates $50 or $150, depending on their income, and takes the computer home. Clients who cannot afford to make a monetary donation can donate volunteer time instead.
Solutions At Works also helps income-eligible people through its business attire clothing bank, children’s clothing and toy bank, and moving service.
Another volunteer, Jay, said that he enjoys learning about computers through his work with Get Connected.
“Fixing computers is providing a means to help people access the internet, and it is also [about] being social,” he said.
Yvonne, another volunteer, agreed. “I am happy to help people out,” she explained, “and send our refurbished equipment to people who need it.”
To apply for a computer, email program manager Adam Frost at adamfrost@computecareandlearning.com. Adam will contact you with basic questions about computer needs and which setup fee donation is appropriate to your means.
Question: Is Adbar Get Connected a program of Boston Project Rebound Reentry Services, Inc.
Answer: No, It a an Official Community Partnership with Boston Project Rebound Reentry Services, Inc.
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Page Last Updated: 8/24/2022
** SpecialNotice **
Posted August 24, 2022
Join us on Zoom each Wednesday 5pm to 7pm until coronavirus virus
is over or allowed to have group of 10 or more
See Adbar Website on how to attend our zoom meetings
Old Cambridge Baptist Church is Closed and Locked- No one will Be at Church until further Notice
For More Information , Please contact Email: Adam Frost or Call 617-522-1049
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