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  • Got IT | Helping a grandmother go back to (remote) work with confidence

    • Date: July 15, 2021
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    Elizabeth Johnson is no stranger to hard work. An administrative assistant her entire career, Elizabeth worked at companies like IBM and Fairchild Semiconductor before taking a job in her local school system. “I needed something where I could be close to my sons’ after-school activities,” she says. “As a single mother, I had to be […]

  • Got IT | Helping a devoted husband return to the workforce

    • Date: March 16, 2021
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    Every person who gets married makes the same pledge to be devoted to their partner. There’s no way to know what this pledge will involve. All you can do is buckle up and do whatever you need to do. From the moment his wife was first diagnosed with dementia, “Michael” was there for her. From […]

  • Got IT. | Keeping a disabled veteran connected to the world

    • Date: February 11, 2021
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    Being a disabled veteran with two bad knees from years of crawling under fighter jets is tough. Being a disabled veteran with a broken computer and no way to pay for a new one is unacceptable. Unfortunately, that’s where 68-year-old Brad W. found himself in when his Chromebook stopped working. “I used my computer for […]

  • Got IT | A grateful client shares an inspiring note

    • Date: January 29, 2021
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    Sharing the inspiring stories of grateful clients who are using the computers they’ve received from give IT. get IT. to improve their lives is our favorite way to illustrate the tremendous impact our recycling customers and sponsors have. We typically conduct phone interviews with our clients and summarize their stories for them but after receiving […]

  • Got IT | Meet the ultimate give IT. get IT success story, Kellie Scott  

    • Date: January 5, 2021
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    <By the time she was in Fifth Grade, Kellie Scott had already overcome more adversity than most people do in an entire lifetime. In pre-school, chronic ear infections resulted in temporary hearing loss during one of the most critical phases of childhood development. Through art and writing, Kellie learned alternative forms to communicate until she […]