NEWS 5 CINCINNATI —Social distancing has many relying on laptops, desktops and tablets to connect with others and continue work or schooling.

But for many in the community, access to technology is a roadblock in the quarantine plan.

"If you're a family with three students and say one laptop, there's just not enough bandwidth there for everyone to get their studies in, and that's why we're seeing such a big uptick because people need to have more than one,” said Frank Adams, executive director of the Cincinnati Computer Cooperative.

Frank Adams is the executive director of Cincinnati Computer Cooperative. The company relies on businesses to donate their decommissioned equipment that they then refurbish and make available at affordable prices to the public.

But as you might imagine with a growing need, they are running low.

"As soon as that happened we just had people lined up trying to get laptops. Shelf would empty out every day. We always have some on hands and our techs are busy making new ones. It's been crazy busy," Adams said.

So now, Adams is calling on all businesses who may have upgraded their system recently to donate anything so that kids can learn and parents can work.

"We service a broad spectrum of people but they all are in need and they all could use some affordable technology," Adams said.