Today UnitedHealthcare donated five computers to The Salvation Army to increase computer and Internet access in the community. The donation is part of 100 total computers the Company is donating to community organizations across the state.

From Left to Right: Lilly Carbonell Walker, UnitedHealthcare; Rocksana Urbanek, Volunteer; Lois Newk ...

From Left to Right: Lilly Carbonell Walker, UnitedHealthcare; Rocksana Urbanek, Volunteer; Lois Newkirk, Salvation Army; Captain Ronald Cook, Salvation Army; Seth Richardson, UnitedHealthcare. Source: UnitedHealthcare

The donation will help to establish a computer lab offering people – especially inner-city youth, the elderly, and people living with mental and physical disabilities – high-speed Internet access that will enable them to connect with assistance programs, health information and more.

“We thank UnitedHealthcare for donating these laptops and helping us build a lab that the community can access for health information, education, job opportunities and more,” said Captain Ronald Cook of The Salvation Army of Fort Dodge which serves families in need during times of crisis and transition in people’s lives.

Community-based organizations continue to express the need to connect technology with the people they serve. In response, UnitedHealthcare launched the Community Computers program to help create computer labs that give underserved people in the community convenient access to the Internet. To date, UnitedHealthcare has donated more than 2,000 computers in 15 states, including Iowa, since the program began in 2012.

“The Community Computers program was designed to increase computer and Internet access in neighborhoods where access to these tools may be limited,” Nancy Lind, COO of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Iowa. “We are honored to help people in our communities gain access to critical information and resources through these laptops.”

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