Loaves Fishes & Computers Inc
Mission
Loaves, Fishes and Computers' (LFC) mission is to help overcome the digital and economic divides by providing low-cost or no-cost computer systems, technology assistance and computer repair to low-income families, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and non-profit organizations, while providing volunteers a place to learn, share & grow in the field of Computer Science & Information Technology.
Ruling year
2011
Executive Director
Ms. Gabriela Lopez Chavez
Main address
938 S. Main Street
Salinas, CA 93901 USA
EIN
27-0187805
NTEE code
Human Service Organizations (P20)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Community Supported Digital Inclusion and Computer Reuse Program
LFC provides refurbished computers annually to individuals, families, and nonprofit organizations. LFC’s local staff and volunteers refurbish these computers for our county’s residents. In 2020, LFC distributed 2,555 low and no-cost computers with bilingual operating systems. This key service offered to our community also includes low-cost repairs and tech support. LFC offers 6 months of free technical assistance for each computer we distribute. About 920 low-income people annually benefit from these services. Our pricing is 90% below market rates, and our cadre of volunteers usually offer these repair services as they learn empathy towards others and participate in community service.
Technical Support/Computer Repair Program
LFC serves low-income individuals and non-profit organizations with very low-cost technical assistance and repair services, at pricing 90% below market rates.
Volunteer Career Training, Job Exposure, and Community Engagement
LFC provides experiential digital skill-building opportunities to volunteers that support their ability to have increased options for employment. Volunteers from all walks of life and education levels, can learn to refurbish and repair computers, offer tech support to community members, have the opportunity to aid if LFC’s digital marketing and infrastructure, and learn basic office and administrative skills by supporting our administration and sales. Our volunteers are diverse in age, education, socio-economic status, ability, and identities, and include veterans. LFC partners with schools and organizations such as CSUMB and Goodwill’s Career Center/CalWorks training program. We support our volunteers by assisting them to gain practical skill sets to become viable applicants for local businesses, and to continue their education so that they may expand their career opportunities.
Digital Fluency
LFC’s Digital Fluency program supports adults, children, and seniors by equipping them with the basic digital skills needed to operate a device and navigate applications. Our basic literacy classes offer cohorts with 8 to 9 class sessions where adults learn to set up and use email, use virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom and Google Meet, create documents and other files through the Google Suite, understand how to safely navigate the internet and create safe passwords and maintain a secure digital footprint, and understand basic online etiquette. Classes offered to parents at our local schools also focus on supporting families as they learn to navigate school software platforms and maintain communication through applications such as Parent Square. Since March 2020, our digital fluency cohorts have been held primarily online with in-person orientations that support families’ understanding of how to operate the computer and log in to the classes.
LFC’s new Digital Fluency initiative, "Connecting Seniors to Technology" focuses on digital literacy instruction tailored to meet the needs and abilities of older adults. With the increased isolation resulting from the pandemic, ensuring that seniors could comfortably access technology and own a device was a top focus area for LFC. In its inception year, LFC’s Connecting Seniors to Technology project has served over 50 seniors, by offering individual and small group sessions and offering devices tailored to their needs and abilities. The seniors pilot shed light on the critical need that exists in supporting seniors of all ages.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of overall donors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This includes 121 cash donors + 600 computer equipment donors.
Total revenue earned to support advocacy efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Earned income from selling computers and used computer parts at low-cost, and providing computer repair/technical assistance.
Number of products distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Community Supported Digital Inclusion and Computer Reuse Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Computers provided
Number of stories successfully placed in the media
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Awards and various other media coverage.
Number of youth who volunteer/participate in community service
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Volunteer Career Training, Job Exposure, and Community Engagement
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Youth who either volunteered refurbishing computers, providing technical assistance, or general assistance in our office.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
650 Technical assistance/computer repair jobs only x 3.5 ppl/household + 400 computers x 3.5 ppl/year + 135 volunteers + 4,000 in outreach/year.
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Volunteer Career Training, Job Exposure, and Community Engagement
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
135 volunteer per year, at an average rate of 750 hours/month. In 2016, we have doubled our volunteer hours/month to 1,650 hours/month due to higher interest.
Number of new donors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
60 cash donors & 275 computer equipment donors.
Total number of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of phone calls/inquiries
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Incoming calls per year. Data retrieved from our VOIP inbound calling reports. based on an average of 1200 inbound calls/month.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of unique website visitors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Data gathered from Google Analytics.
Hours of expertise provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Volunteer Career Training, Job Exposure, and Community Engagement
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
1784 hours refurbishing computers, 1784 quality checking refurbished computers computers, and 2239 hours of technical support/computer repair.
Average grant amount
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Unemployed people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Dollar price per hour of expertise
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Technical Support/Computer Repair Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We charge $10/hour for computer repair/technical support to income-qualified households.
Number of multi-year grants received
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Community Leadership Project 2.0 grant (Hewlett, Irvine & Packard Foundation)
Average number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
400 computers/year / 12 * 3.5 average ppl/household + 600 computer repair cleints/year / 12 * 3.5 average ppl/household.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
LFC's core mission, work, outreach and objectives are targeted to helping low-income families, individuals, seniors, veterans and people with disabilities. LFC has provided over 1,500 refurbished computers to these clients, along with low-cost repair services, digital literacy classes, and refurbishing workshops for middle grades, high school and college students. These youths benefit from learning about computer technology as it increases their understanding about technology as well as their feelings of self-esteem and self-sufficiency—particularly for minority girls. , work, outreach and objectives are targeted to helping low-income
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
LFC has partnered on dozens of projects with area K-12 schools, Monterey Peninsula College, Hartnell College, and CSU Monterey Bay's IT and Computer Science departments, as well as with many nonprofit organizations—for examples, the Boys and Girls Club, the United Way of Monterey County, CalWORKS, the Veterans Transition Center, and Community Partnership for Youth. Recently, the Monterey County Alternative Education, the Workforce Investment Board of Monterey County, Hope Services, and the Millennium Charter School of the Monterey County Office of Education have requested technology immersion for their students and clients.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
As mentioned before LFC has partnered on dozens of projects with area K-12 schools, Monterey Peninsula College, Hartnell College, and CSU Monterey Bay's IT and Computer Science departments, as well as with many nonprofit organizations—for examples, the Boys and Girls Club, the United Way of Monterey County, CalWORKS, the Veterans Transition Center, and Community Partnership for Youth. Recently, the Monterey County Alternative Education, the Workforce Investment Board of Monterey County, Hope Services, and the Millennium Charter School of the Monterey County Office of Education have requested technology immersion for their students and clients.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
One of LFC's most significant recent accomplishments is the development of the DUO computer, a unique bilingual computer with both Spanish and English operating systems and appropriate software, bookmarks, and tools to assist families in gaining computer skills and in accessing relevant government, social, educational and health services. LFC has joined the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce where it can partner with a diverse range of businesses to help inform their clients about our organization and our beneficial services.
Another accomplishment is providing a welcoming, energized center where over 50 age- diverse (ages 12-75) and multicultural volunteers can learn about computers, participate in LFC's initiatives, and assist in its operations. The personal rewards for these volunteers are apparent: fulfilling community service requirements, listing their volunteer experience on resumes and demonstrating the skills that will open more educational and employment opportunities for each of them.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
We don't actively use collected feedback
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
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Loaves Fishes & Computers Inc
Board of directorsas of 08/16/2021
Mr. Stephen Lieberman
Self-Employed
Term: 2015 - 2021
Arlene Krebbs
Retired formely California State University- Monterey Bay
Stephen T Lieberman
Self-Employed
Chip Lenno
CIO/CSU Monterey Bay
Jacob Siefke
Financial Analyst/Granite Construction
Debbie Cartmill
Retired
Stephen Bernasconi
Strategic Supply Chain Planner/Driscoll's
Hugo Alameda
Blackberry Supply Manager/Driscoll's
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
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