It Gets Better

iT Gets Better is dedicated to creativity bridging the technology gap between youth and parents while educating and promoting best practices in the area of information technology.

Description:
iT Gets Better is a non profit Information Technology organization dedicated to helping and educating youth and parents on best practices in information technology.

Goals

To improve our partnering youth development organizations efficiency through technology so they have more active time with the youth.
To provide technology consulting services so iT|Gets Better is able to educate and promote best practices in the areas of information technology in our community.
To improve and strengthen the family unit by promoting interaction, trust and a since of belonging to our communities family units by using technology.
To help improve our communities economic development by raising the skill level in the area of technology of our communities youth and their parents.
To increase Global Economic Awareness through working in all social economic backgrounds
Increase Environmentally Friendly communities by improving the understanding and awareness of Information Technology as it affects environmental issues and sustainability.

History:
An Atlanta resident and Information Technology Business Analyst, came up with the idea to strengthen communities and families through technology. iT Gets Better was founded in 2007 as a way to bridge the gap between youth development leaders, parents and youth. The founder gave most of her savings in order to start the organization and begin to achieve the organizations goals.
The organization reached out to Atlanta Area and Washington DC Area, youth development organizations to support their website design and maintenance services. A few of these programs are the Atlanta Adopt A Student Program and the I AM B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. programs. Both of these programs are mentoring programs within the Atlanta Area.

By, late 2007 iT Gets Better had partnered with 2 additional programs to achieve their goals. This included The Scholarship Academy and Girls of Greatness. In the beginning of 2008, iT Gets Better partnered with S.T.E.P. Into Saturday School, an after-school tutoring program serving a few Dekalb County public schools, to teach workshops on Information Technology. Since iT Gets Better has partnered with 7 ATLANTA Area and 1 WASH/DC Area Youth Development Organizations. iT Gets Better has 3 outstanding proposals with youth development organizations within the Atlanta Area in order to reach their goal to partner with 10 organizations.

In late 2008, iT Gets Better has narrowed their mission to creativity bridging the technology gap between youth and parents while educating and promoting best practices in the area of information technology. iT Gets Better continues to provide IT services and workshops to their partners.

Contact person: IT Gets Better Information, Administrative Assistant, (email)

Main office number

(770) 220-0708

Address:

2101 Cobble Lane
Dunwoody, GA 30338
(See a map)

Web Site: None specified

Additional Information

How did you hear about Volunteer Solutions?

Word of Mouth

UWMA Impact Area Alignment:

People At Risk, Youth (ages 7-17)

Last updated on December 13, 2008

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