Clients at the Altered Minds Inc are working on new-to-them electronic equipment thanks to a partnership between the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA), Better Business Bureau serving Manitoba and NW Ontario (BBB) and the BBB Education Foundation of Manitoba.
The ERA is excited to announce that the partnership donated 15 desktop computers that were refurbished following a recycling event held in Winnipeg this past September by the BBB. Altered Minds Inc non-profit organization that welcomes refugees and immigrants to Manitoba and promotes the well-being of their families and communities by providing responsive programs and services that assist individuals in adapting to change and overcoming barriers to a good quality of life. This donation will be provided to Altered Minds Inc’s low-income clients who attend their computer classes so that they have a computer for home use to practice the skills learned in the classroom.
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About the Electronic Recycling Association
The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to address the growing problem of e-waste and the increasing ‘digital divide’. For over fifteen years, ERA has offered simple solutions to help individuals and organizations prevent operational equipment from premature destruction. With a focus on recovery, refurbishment and reuse, ERA continuously supplies charitable groups with donated IT equipment while securely managing the retiring IT assets of organizations and individuals across Canada.
About the Better Business Bureau of Manitoba & North Western Ontario
BBB’s mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. It does this by
- Setting standards for marketplace trust
- Encouraging and supporting best practices by engaging with and educating consumers and businesses
- Celebrating marketplace role models
- Calling out and addressing substandard marketplace behavior
- Creating a community of trustworthy businesses and charities
BBB sees trust as a function of two primary factors – integrity and performance. Integrity includes respect, ethics, intent, and working toward a diverse, inclusive and equitable marketplace. Performance speaks to a business’s track record of delivering results in accordance with BBB standards and/or addressing customer concerns in a timely, satisfactory manner.
About the Better Business Bureau Education Foundation of Manitoba
Inspiring an ethical marketplace based on trust and integrity through quality ethics education and training. The BBB Education Foundation, founded in 2016 and registered as a Canadian charity in 2018 supports the future of the Manitoba business community by raising an ethical marketplace for tomorrow, creating both ethics education and opportunities for students and businesses. In three years, The Foundation has delivered it’s LIFT ethical decision-making program to more than 18 school divisions and 15 organizations and businesses while graduating over 1250 youth and adults with a Business Ethics Certificates.