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Helping Hands Computers grew out of the Hands Ministry which for many years provided free food, clothing and computers to the community in and around the Pasadena area in California. A few years ago the hands Ministry was dissolved but the decision was made to continue providing free or low cost refurbished computers and laptops to the local community as well as to any person or charitable organization who is in need. Helping Hands Computers has a passion for working on computers. Because we believe each person has God given talents that are to be utilized for the good of others, we try to use our talents to fulfill what few places do: to get computers into the hands of those who need them.
Want to know more? Click on the link below for a copy of our Formal Proposal of Charitable Intent.
The operating system we install on our computers is a modified and optimized version of Xubuntu Linux. See here for the Xubuntu website with info on the operating system: https://xubuntu.org/
And click here for a short video tour of Xubuntu 18.04 (which is the version we are currently providing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZM5PZbb2-g We like Xubuntu because it is a clean and solid desktop environment that is perfect for older computers and very fast on more modern hardware. We have tried to ensure that it is fully loaded with free and open source applications for modern day to day productivity that include: