What can a computer make possible? A job application. A college course. A telehealth appointment. A child’s homework. A connection with family and friends. For someone without a device, these everyday opportunities can be much harder to access.

That’s why The Patterson Foundation’s Digital Access for All initiative is kicking off Suncoast Digital Inclusion Month with its annual Device Donation Drive through January 31, 2027. We are collecting laptops, desktop computers, tablets, phones, monitors, and peripherals at 10 drop-off locations across Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties.

Donated technology is securely wiped and refurbished by The Refurb Project, then provided to people in our community who need a device of their own.

If you have technology you no longer use, consider giving it a new purpose.