richard hicks – destiny manifested
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Technology Manager, Computers For Youth (Atlanta)
As it becomes increasingly difficult for parents of low-income families
to provide their children with the educational tools for prosperity and
success, the nonprofit organization Computers For Youth continues to
offer help by distributing donated PCs to middle school students. As
technology manager of the organization’s Atlanta office, Richard
Hicks uses his skills and resources to paint the brightest picture
possible for Atlanta’s youth.
“We want to be able to serve all of the families and make sure
that they’re properly supported and they have the resources that
they need in the upcoming year,” he says. “In this
technology age, that interaction between the parents and children is
vital for them as they go into their latter years of college and into
their careers. This is a perfect time to start, while they’re in
middle school, so then they get that boost and they’re ready to
take it forth in that next aspect of life.”
Hicks is responsible for refurbishing the computers and ensuring that
they’re properly programmed with the appropriate resources. The
computers that come with Internet software are designed to accommodate
learning at home. “We have an aggressive number count that we
want to achieve, which is 600 for the year,” he says. “We
want to be able to accommodate that because next year we want to be
able to serve more families and grow from there.” – jason thomspon
