Community work
Andrew is a refugee and has been in the US since 2019.
Tech Aid for Refugees collects donated household appliances, repairs them and delivers them to people who need them.
What Tech Aid is
Tech Aid for Refugees is a nonprofit that collects, repairs and delivers donated household appliances.
How your HVAC install helps
Most of the equipment that flows into Tech Aid arrives the same way: a homeowner replaces a working but inefficient system, and the old unit is fully serviceable for someone who has nothing. Pickup and routing happen on install day, no extra effort on your part.
- Book an HVAC installation or replacement.
Contact us for a free estimate on any new system install or full replacement.
- We identify Tech Aid-eligible equipment.
During the estimate, we flag any old equipment, AC units, furnaces, air handlers, electric water heaters, that is still functional or refurbishable.
- We coordinate free pickup and delivery.
On install day, we take the old equipment to the Tech Aid warehouse. You do not do anything extra.
- You receive a tax-deductible receipt.
Tech Aid issues you a proper 501(c)(3) donation receipt for your equipment’s fair market value. Deduct it on next year’s taxes.
Your old heat pump does not go to the landfill. It goes to a family who could not otherwise afford one. You get a tax deduction. The equipment gets a second life.
What your participation adds up to
Since September 2023 we have served more than one hundred families. The appliance refurbishment program runs continuously out of our San Ramon facility, and a trade-training pilot for adult refugees, teaching basic repair so families can earn income servicing donated equipment themselves, is in growing stages with three apprentices currently active.
Three ways to participate
Donate appliances during your HVAC install. When we replace your system, we route the old equipment to Tech Aid. You get a written 501(c)(3) receipt for the fair market value. No coordination on your end.
Financial donation. Direct support for refugee families. Visit techaidforrefugees.org and select “Donate.” Tax-deductible under EIN 93-3707362.
Volunteer. Warehouse coordination, delivery routing, intake. We always need help during high-arrival weeks. techaidforrefugees.org/volunteer.
Partners and supporters
Companies and local businesses that have contributed equipment, financial support, or volunteer time: Microsoft, Amazon, Stowers Real Estate, Intempus Property Management, SFS, Locanda, VROS, WClub. We mention them by name because their participation is real and continuing, not because we needed a logo wall.
Why we do it
Contact Tech Aid for Refugees to discuss an equipment donation or volunteer work.
Donate while you upgrade
Schedule an install. We handle the rest.
Old equipment goes to a family that needs it · tax-deductible receipt