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Connected Tennessee provides computers to needy kids

A lack of high speed Internet access isn't the only thing keeping many Americans from plugging into the digital age. Many low-income families can't connect simply because they cannot afford a computer.

Connected Tennessee -- an non-profit organization launched a year ago by Governor Phil Bredesen to expand high speed Internet access across the state -- recently unveiled Computers 4 Kids, a program to distribute computers free of charge to children from low-income families, children in foster care, and children with behavioral disorders and other issues.

The program's website features a terrific video showing how getting a computer and accessing high speed Internet has touched the life of one Tennessee foster child.

According to a statement from Connected Tennessee,

Computers 4 Kids is intended to help bridge the gap between those who can afford computers and those who cannot, while allowing thousands of disadvantaged Tennessee children and families the opportunity to participate in the educational, economic and civic opportunities made available by having a computer in the home.

Thanks to Connected Tennessee, these countless benefits of high speed Internet are reaching those who need them most.

Tennessee Creates Non-Profit To Improve High Speed Internet (Speed Matters)

Tenn. group to provide computers for low-income families (Memphis Business Journal)

Computers 4 Kids (Memphis Business Journal)