Project Connect Kingston

05/12/2021

We have created an official website that will hopefully be more user friendly for finding information about how to donate and about us as an initiative! Check it out here:

Project Connect is a community-based initiative to collect donations of gently used cellphones and accessories (chargers, SIM cards) for survivors of intimate partner violence and other vulnerable groups

05/09/2021

***UPDATE***

We are so grateful for the donations that we have come in so far! Our first round of donations are being dropped off to our organizations this week.

32 Phones - 7 pairs of headphones - 18 chargers - 3 battery packs - 5 tablets - 1 laptop - $50

04/21/2021

For those who don't have phones to donate or live far away but would still like to support the project, there are options for monetary donations which will be used to purchase SIM cards and chargers for the phones that are donated! The organizations are registered charities so you can receive a tax receipt, just indicate in the memo line/message box that you would like the money to be allocated to Project Connect. Here are some of the options:
-Interval House: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/8951
-Dawn House: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/6208 or etransfer [email protected]
-Sexual Assault Centre Kingston: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/sexual-assault-crisis-centre-kingston-inc/

These organizations as well as Street Health and Queen's Family Health Team Community Services will also cheques at their locations by mail or by contactless drop-off:
-Street Health, 115 Barrack St, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
-Dawn House, 965 Milford Dr, Kingston, ON K7P 1S2,
-Sexual Assault Centre Kingston, 400 Elliott Avenue, Unit 1, Kingston, ON, K7K 6M9

04/14/2021

One of the members of our team did an interview today with CTV News Ottawa reporter Kimberley Johnson about this project!

The webstory is linked below.

"Project Connect" is run by students with Queen’s University's Faculty of Health Sciences.

03/31/2021

If you are a business or organization that would like to get involved, reach out to projectconnectkingston.com and we can get you set up with posters and information packages to help you spread the word!

03/30/2021

How to donate?

We are accepting gently used phones, laptops/tablets, and chargers in addition to purchased items such as new SIM cards and cash. Cheques and online donations (via Canada Helps) will be directed to individual organizations. Donation drop-off/pick-up can be arranged via email ([email protected]) or items/money can be dropped off directly at some of the organizations. See the website for more information about how to contribute! The Kingston organizations accepting donations for Project Connect include: Interval House, Dawn House, Street Health, Sexual Assault Centre Kingston and Queen's Family Health Team Community Services.

There are also options for those outside of Kingston, send us a message or email if you'd like to know more!

Here are some link on how to wipe your phone before you donate:
-IPhone: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph7a2a9399b/ios?fbclid=IwAR2LXKMrHSrhpmnkwdesLn1QQRgAtAxxgJOkih2dDnL82JNtOjn2vjCa6Pk #:~:text=Erase%20all%20content%20and%20settings,Erase%20All%20Content%20and%20Settings
-Android: https://www.theverge.com/21419919/delete-data-android-phone-sell-trade-how-to?fbclid=IwAR2K9Z3TVZCq98PlUcB9L1d6MHiH0QnS2uha_vKLF2YDseqggxz5O5P5S9M

https://www.kingstonhealth.ca/project-connect
https://wixtest2552.wixsite.com/projectconnect?fbclid=IwAR11hFuT8971fsSr_Wa1ujQuSJXNH9baE2tQySWkuHFISmbewOuRdSqCtHo

Project Connect is a community-based initiative to collect donations of gently used cellphones and accessories (chargers, SIM cards) for survivors of intimate partner violence and other vulnerable groups

03/30/2021

Welcome to the Kingston Chapter of Project Connect!

Who are we?
We are a group of students from the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University, including members of KHealth and the Women’s Health Interest Group within the School of Medicine.

How did this start?
Project Connect is a nationwide initiative that started with a group of medical students at Memorial University of Newfoundland who organized a drive of used cell phones for their local women’s shelter and the project is now expanding across Canada.

Why did this project start/who is this project for?
We are bringing Project Connect to the Kingston community, not just for survivors of intimate partner violence but also for other vulnerable groups for whom access to a phone may be a necessity. Phones are critically important to function in our society today; oftentimes, you need a phone to access healthcare, support, shelter, safety, work and a fresh start. Project Connect therefore endeavors to empower and engage our communities to contribute to this vulnerable population’s future.