Digital Equity Program

Provides refurbished computers to low income families and non-profit organizations within Riverside County at No Cost

The Digital Equity Program is a component of the County’s “Green” strategy which provides a more cost-effective method for reducing its Carbon footprint by enabling e-government, accessing services online and handling of e-waste. Accessibility to online services reduces the need to visit a county facility, thus reducing traffic and our usage of carbon generating resources

The Digital Divide Impacts

Life in Riverside County is rich and rewarding for most of its 2.4 million residents! We enjoy easy access to mountains, desert and the ocean. We can shop for nearly anything we desire, attend cultural events, world class music festivals like Coachella and Stagecoach Festival, tour our high quality local wine region in Temecula, and are close to both beaches and mountains. Our average family income is over $58,000 per year, with 27% of our families earning over $100,000.

• 20% of all households are single-parent families
• 20% of all adults do not have a high school diploma or equivalent
• 11% of our population is disabled
• 13% of the population is 65 years and older
• 15% speak English less than proficiently
• 25% of all families and 32% of households earn less than $35,000
• 17% of Riverside County residents live below the poverty line