Best Buy's signature community outreach program is looking for partners to host free two-day tech camps for youth.
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Geek Squad Agent William Woodworth looks back at the program that sparks students’ interests in technology with the goal of influencing their future education and career decisions.
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.
It was another banner year for Best Buy’s sustainability work. Today we released our 2016 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report, in which we detail the many ways we positively impacted our communities.
A Geek Squad Academy camp sparked a passion for technology in Victoria Bass that drove her to become an Agent. Now, she's sharing that passion with youth.
Best Buy’s Geek Squad Academy summer camp is visiting a tribal nation for the first time as part of the federal government’s ConnectHome initiative.
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.
Two of Best Buy’s hallmark community relations programs are celebrating milestones in 2016. The Best Buy Teen Tech Center network will grow to 12 locations, and Geek Squad Academy will celebrate its 10th year.
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.
Best Buy is looking for nonprofits and other organizations who want to partner in giving youth the opportunities to develop tech skills that will inspire future education and career choices.
Groups are invited to submit an application to host a Geek Squad Academy camp this summer.
Now in its 10th season, Geek Squad Academy from Best Buy partners with local organizations to expose students ages 10-18 to the latest technology in a fun, interactive setting. But this isn’t your average camp.
The goal was bridging the digital gap for families, but the theme was empowerment at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles on Sept. 19.
Several families, with help from Best Buy employees, were trained on basic computer skills and went home with something they didn’t have before – Internet connectivity and a computer.
Best Buy partnered with OurCycle LA, a City of Los Angeles digital inclusion pilot program geared at providing free refurbished computers and training to low-income families in Los Angeles.