Computers!!!!!

After three long weeks of waiting, Cynthia and I received an email conforming that we had been accepted to receive three refurbished computers.  It includes the tower, monitor, mouse and keyboard.  We were so excited we high fived.  After the elation wore off we thought about how in the heck were we going to get internet with restrictions on these computers.  One client had a laptop and so we asked him how he gets internet.  He told us about how the county has free wi-fi for its buildings and in one of the rooms, you can get a signal.  We were shocked but relived.  I tested the network out to see if you could access anything that would get them in trouble but it already had blockers on it.  It was perfect and to our surprise, the computers came with built in wi-fi adapters.  All we had to do was plug the computers in and the clients got online.  One computer went in the men's rec room, one in the women's, and it just so happened that one of the computers in the front office at Safe Haven died the same week we picked up the new ones, and instead of using tax payer dollars to buy a new one, we decided to use a refurbished one to take its place.

We could not have been more grateful for the gifts we received.  The clients now have access to bus routes, light rail information and anything else you could need online (except for pornography).  Slowly, I feel like I am starting to make a real difference in these people's lives.