Connecting Kids with Opportunity

If today's kids are not digitally connected they have a strike against them. Their opportunities in life are restricted and limited. It doesn't have to be this way. By contributing to the Kids, Cops & Computers program you can help provide home access to the Internet as well as a strong role model mentor which will level the playing field.

Simply put, the more money we raise the more kids we help. Money buys computers, monitors, printers and Internet connections which provides access to the world’s largest encyclopaedia.

"The merrygoround computer paid off i got an A+ on my project!"

— note from a student to their eBuddy officer

We receive very generous support from our corporate sponsors but that is not enough. As an example, last year HP donated 64 computers, monitors and printers, and we purchased 136 computers, monitors and printers. While we very much appreciate the support from companies like HP, Rogers, Microsoft, Symantec and others, we want to do more. This is where you can make a difference.

Our objective is to grow the Kids, Cops & Computers program so the schools in the thirteen identified “at-risk” communities in Toronto don’t have kids held back because they can’t afford a computer or Internet access. With your support they can get digitally connected and successfully compete with their peers.

Because of our generous supporters:

• We have provided 900 computers to financially disadvantaged kids
• Partnered with 28 schools in Toronto
• Attracted over 193 “eBuddy” Toronto Police Officers to act as mentors

Those involved with the program tell us:

• 90% of educators feel that Kids, Cops & Computers fulfils its objectives of enriching the lives and future opportunities of youth at-risk
• 83% of kids feel the know how to surf the Internet well after the first year of participation (up from 51% at the start of the year)
• 50% is the increase in scores on technology tests administered before and after Everest College Training Tutorials. The averages increased from 20% to 70%
• Experienced a positive correlation between Kids, Cops & Computers participants and improved grades