KidsConnect
Turn Digital Waste Into Digital Impact
We’re a youth-led organization on a mission to get unused smartphones into the hands of kids who really need them, closing the digital divide and saving the planet in the process.
1 in 4 teens from low-income families lack a smartphone, and many others struggle with the costs.
Over 5 billion phones are sitting unused, or headed for landfills.
A single phone can open doors to jobs, education, safety, and belonging.
What We Do
Every day, thousands of young people miss out on education, job opportunities, and connections because they don’t have access to a smartphone. Meanwhile, millions of phones sit unused in drawers and storage rooms. We bridge that gap.
How It Works
01
Donate Your Old Phone
We’ll help you wipe your data (securely) and cover the cost of shipping.
02
Empower Kids in Need
If your phone still has life, we’ll refurbish and repackage it and get it to a kid who needs it.
03
Save the Planet
If your phone can’t be reused, we’ll recycle it responsibly through certified partners.
04
See Your Impact
We’ll send you a donation receipt, ESG report, and the story of how your phone made a difference.
Who Actually Gets My Phone?
Whether it’s a teen in inner-city Boston who needs to look up bus routes and navigate their way home or a visually impaired student in rural India who needs the audio learning resources of a smartphone, we focus on getting phones where they’re needed most.
Kids and families below the median income level and between 13 and 18 years old can apply to receive a phone directly through our website. We also partner with organizations globally that are already serving under-resourced kids and want to connect them to smartphones.
With Kids Connect, Everyone Wins
Businesses
Businesses can progress toward their ESG and CSR goals while securely and affordably retiring devices.
Phone Owners
Phone owners get to clear out cluttered drawers, do good for the planet, and help kids who need it.
Kids in Need
Under-resoureced kids get access to the tools they need to move forward in school, work, and life.
Phones Can’t Change Lives if They’re Sitting in Drawers
For you, that old phone is clutter. For a kid without one, it could be a lifeline. Give your old phones new life, cut down carbon emissions, and help a kid in need.
Fill out the form below if you’re an individual or business interested in donating phones, or a nonprofit organization interested in partnering to distribute phones to kids in your community.
