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Community Service
Since its inception in 1999 the Computer
Networking Department at College of the Canyons has been very active in
community service work. We have established a donation system with local
businesses to receive their old equipment when they upgrade. This provides
a continuous supply of equipment for our students to work on and
refurbish. These refurbished machines are then donated to non-profit
organizations in the Santa Clarita Valley, other parts of California, and
even to some international destinations.
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Optimist Club
Working with campus Computer Support Services and
the SCV-Newhall Optimist Club we have been able to place campus
surplus computers within the local community. The Optimist
Club works to see that low income students in the community have
access to this technology. They have partnered with the
CalWORKS program on campus and some of the college's students have benefited
directly through this program. |
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Senior Center
We have set up a computer lab in the senior
complex on Bouquet Canyon Road and are currently working with the
Senior Center in Newhall to set up a lab there as well. |
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International Program - Sister Cities
Through our partnership with the SCV International
Program we have been able to touch the lives of students in other
countries. Our global coverage has reached Ecuador, Mexico, Morocco,
Nicaragua (Click here for video),
and the Philippines. |
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| Mending
Kids International
The department's efforts have also been extended
to Mending Kids International, a local organization that provides
donated medical care to needy children worldwide. They have provided
computers to children from Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and the
Philippines so far. An article in the April 8, 2007 edition of the
Daily News had this to say about the program:
``We were able to give each child a computer to take home and also
sent some computers to our international contacts who help bring
these kids to us,'' said Cris Embleton, executive director of
Mending Kids, adding that the donation has multipronged benefits.
``We can remain in contact with the child and open up all kinds
of opportunities for them,'' Embleton said.
``A lot of our kids will not be able do heavy labor later on in
life. This is a tool that can help them obtain a job more suited to
their medical conditions and also encourages the child to continue
their education.'' |
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Three high school girls in Casablanca, Morocco at
a computer donated through the Computer Networking Department at College
of the Canyons.
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| Nicaragua |
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Students at a school in Nicaragua using computers donated
through the Computer Networking Department at College
of the Canyons. |
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