High tech company in DC staffed and managed by the homeless.

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WildTech-CCNV
The World's First High Technology Company
Managed and Operated by the Homeless

WTA created a partnership with the Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) and began operations of WildTech/CCNV, a high technology company operated and managed by the homeless. It is located in the CCNV, the largest homeless shelter in the United States, just three blocks from the US Capitol building in Washington DC.


WildTech/CCNV starts by training the homeless in technology skills. They then gain work-based learning experiences by providing technology products and services to other shelter residents and low-income community embers . The most experienced homeless staff members provide services to government agencies and nonprofits...all at far below market rates! Many are technology professionals with years of experience who have had some tough breaks (it could happen to any of us). Initial enterprise activities include electronics recycling, refurbishing PCs, software application training and more.WildTech/CCNV actively seeks volunteers, donations and technology training services from individuals, foundations and corporations

We also seek paid work from non-profits and government agencies in Washington DC. From providing refurbished Pentium-4 computers and repairing PCs, to software training classes, networking services, and electronics recycling, please give the less fortunate a chance. The WTA, CCNV and homeless staff members split the revenue from their work. The WTA and the CCNV re-invest their portion of the revenue to sustain the program. If you need tech services, call us and save money while helping a tech-savvy homeless person!



Why you should support WildTech-CCNV


CCNV shelter & WildTech/CCNV Homelessness is a huge issue across our nation. It is often perceived that drug abuse or behavioral issues are the leading causes of homelessness, yet unemployment is by far the leading cause. Over 80% of the residents at the CCNV shelter are unemployed, and with the lack of affordable housing, they have nowhere to turn to except the shelter. In addition, studies have long indicated that technology access and skills are divided along racial and economic lines. Nowhere is thismore evident than in the CCNV shelter. Very few residents have technology skills, in a world where most jobs are obtained on the Internet and performed on a computer. WildTech-CCNV was created to help end this. Join us and be a part of the solution!


WildTech-CCNV empowers the homeless with technology skills, work-based learning experiences and a paycheck!
Our country is built on the entrepreneurial spirit that is demonstrated by the homeless at WildTech-CCNV!
We challenge government agencies, corporations and nonprofits to consider WildTech-CCNV to dispose of their surplus electronics, provide them with refurbished computers, or even their technical training!