First Time Computers trains at-risk youth to refurbish computers and then donates them to eligible families and groups.

We are a Washington DC non-profit organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

We began in November 2003. The organization was founded and is run by Lowell Dodge, a former public interest attorney who loves people and computers. We are located at 3101 12th St NE, near the Brookland metro stop in Washington, DC, and have nine staff, mostly from the communities we serve. We deliver 20-25 refurbished computers per week. We are participants in the Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers program.

The First Time Computers Board of Directors as of January 2009:

 » Jules O'Rear, Chairman, and scientist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration;

 » William A. Davis, Jr., Vice Chairman, and real estate developer specializing in pro bono publico projects;

 » Stephen Gross, Secretary-Treasurer and former administrative law judge;

 » Kathleen Song, Secretary pro temps, and media consultant;

 » Ted Frazier, computer and network technician;

 » Chris D. Berg, woman entrepreneur and concerned activist; and