This year’s wildfires in greater Los Angeles devastated communities, including students and teachers whose schools were shut down, who were displaced and who lost their access to learning resources and technology. To help, Google and YouTube are giving more than $3 million in funding to improve access to technology and support continuity of learning for affected students, teachers, schools and districts.
This includes a contribution to the Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation to provide more than 3,000 Chromebooks, helping impacted students stay connected to their education. And this fall, we’re launching a back-to-school matching campaign through DonorsChoose.org to ensure teachers in wildfire-affected schools have the essential resources and supplies to rebuild their classrooms.
This is all part of Google, YouTube and Google.org’s $15 million in funding to organizations providing relief in greater Los Angeles. Rebuilding will be a long-term effort. We’re proud to help greater Los Angeles students continue their education and support the community’s recovery as a whole.
