Making a Difference: Loaves Fishes & Computers

investigations… stay with news channel five or head over to our website.. kion right now dot com. it’s estimated more than 68-thousand monterey county residents are living at or below the poverty line. and because they often don’t have computers or regular online access to information, many low income families and students fall behind. but a local tech company is hoping to help. here’s more in today’s making a difference. *trt:outcue::*—pkg—nats windows, the program launching…belinda garcia hopes to work for a major tech company someday.belinda garcia/ volunteer 4509/5150 ” i wanted to do something for myself, get a good job so i can be a role model for my kids.”it was a dream that seemed impossible for the mother of two, until she came here… to loaves , fishes and computers.jordon azevedo/ volunteer coordinator, l.f.c. /3423 “belinda was out of school for a long time. by being here, begin able to be around technology, she was able to expand her understanding.”l-f-c is a non-profit tech store that provides low cost and previously owned computers to families who are struggling financially.jordon azevedo/ volunteer coordinator, l.f.c. /42740 “lfc is an organization that tries to bring technology to people who couldn’t otherwise afford it.”nat pop- touring “the computers come to us and get broken into pieces.” jordon azevedo/ volunteer coordinator, l.f.c. / 4244 “you bring in a computer that doesn’t work and we can turn it into a computer that has the ability to access the internet or do homework for somebody else.”since 2009, the company has supplied low cost computers to more than 13-hundred families and community organizations across monterey county , bringing technology to people who might not have access to it any other way. jordon azevedo/ volunteer coordinator, l.f.c. /3737 “to be able to a put computer into the homes of kids… it gives them the ability to familiarize themselves as they grow up, preparing them for school and college.”belinda garcia/ volunteer/ 4742 “a lot of the people who come here are low income, 4802 it gives everybody the opportunity, even people who don’t have much money.”in addition to providing these used computers , l-f-c also gives volunteers hands – on job traing. for belinda garcia, l-f-c offered an opportunity to learn computer skills to help her get back on her feet. belinda garcia/ volunteer (4941 “everything that i know how to do has a lot to do with this place. 5146 without my education i don’t know what i could do.” making a difference for this local mom and countless others– one computer at a time. jordon azevedo/ volunteer coordinator, l.f.c. /3900 “our ability to get technology into the hands of people who really need it, people who are trying to learn and grow.. that’s our impact.” megan munro, news channel 5. to learn how to donate or