Oakland Unified School District is teaming up with the city of Oakland, Oakland Public Education Fund, and nonprofit group Tech Exchange to help launch a $12.5 million fundraiser. The fundraiser will help buy computers and internet access for all students in Oakland who need it. Right now 25,000 students, about half of the districts population does not have access to a computer or WiFi at home. Many people in the community have lost their jobs because of coronavirus and see wireless internet as a luxury. Some students have been using wifi hotspots from their phones but have connection issues.
So far the district has received donations from the following:
- Salesforce
- Amazon
- Warriors Community Foundation
- Koshland Family Foundation
- Oakland COVID-19 Relief Fund
- The Barrios Trust
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Intel Foundation
- Comcast
- Family and Beyond
- Kapor Center
- Verizon
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Akonadi Foundation
- BlackRock
In total the Oakland School district has raised about $1.8 million. You can donate or learn more about their fundraiser here.
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