Loaves, Fishes & Computers, Inc.

Changing Lives, One Computer at a Time

We take donated computer equipment, train volunteers to refurbish computers and provide these low-cost, complete computer systems to in-need residents of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties.

Our hope is to keep seniors, students, and the disabled connected to the resources, opportunities, and community through technology. We believe that by providing a low-income family or individual with a ready-to-use computer can help them achieve their goals of job searching, career advancement, education, or life improvement. If you're wondering how to qualify, go to our Buy page. 

We're always looking for volunteers to donate their time in our sales office or refurbishing center. The hands-on training you'll get can improve your work skills while you're helping others. Check out the Volunteer page to see how you can become a part of our team.

Mission Statement: 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 and information technology.

• 67% of 50 Latino families that LFC surveyed at a (2019) farmworker festival in South Monterey County do not have a computer in their home.
• 73% of those who obtain a computer from LFC have children under 18 using the computer (from 1,400 respondents)
• 32% of people who get a computer from LFC do not have internet in their home (from 600 respondents)
• 84% that get a computer from LFC use it for educational purposes. (from 1,400 respondents)
• 55% of the children of adult participants of LFC's computer literacy classes use cell phones for their homework.
• 86% of the parents in our Parent & Child workshops want to continue gaining digital literacy skills by enrolling in one of our in-depth computer classes.
• Almost all of LFC’s computer class participants are parents;
  • 65% of these participants haven’t used a computer before.
  • 75% of these participants do not have a computer at home.