After our Lake Charles, Louisiana, store was destroyed by a hurricane, employees helped with local recovery efforts.
Community Relations
In the Cincinnati area, they lend a hand to schools, art programs and more.
Like the rest of the country, we have been watching with horror the wildfires in Southern California. Our thoughts are, of course, with our employees, customers and communities affected.
The Best Buy Teen Tech Center presented by Sony will have computers, cameras and a recording studio.
Best Buy is growing its network of after-school tech programs for teens by adding four new locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
That makes for 15 Best Buy Teen Tech Centers across the United States. The free centers are open year-round and give underserved teens hands-on access to the latest technology.
The new Minnesota Teen Tech Centers are located at:
- Brian Coyle Center (Minneapolis)
- Hope Community (Minneapolis)
- Keystone Community Services (St. Paul)
- YMCA (Downtown St. Paul)
They join the existing Teen Tech Center at the Minneapolis Central Library, which has been operating since January 2013.
Organizations with a proven track record in offering after-school tech education programs are encouraged to apply.
Curiosity, 90 minutes and a little help from adults were all it took for 300 students to build their own laptops during a Geek Squad Academy camp in Minneapolis this week. It was a celebration of the academy's 10th year.
The ConnectHome initiative is helping to narrow the digital divide for families in HUD-assisted housing. Best Buy has been helping teach digital skills.
Best Buy is now accepting applications for Best Buy Community Grants, which support hands-on, experiential tech education programs for underserved teens.
Geek Squad Academy (GSA) so far has inspired more than 30,000 kids from underserved communities to become the new generation of engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers, designers and dreamers.
Best Buy is focusing on partnerships with national nonprofits and participating in HUD's ConnectHome initiative to help close the nation's digital divide.
More than 500 teens across the United States are learning the finer points of building websites with the help of Best Buy and Geek Squad volunteers during Teen Tech Week.