THOMASVILLE, N.C. -- Students in Thomasville are getting some much needed help with homework from a new computer lab.
The Thomasville United Computer Center opened this week equipped with 14 computers.
Maya Walker, a junior at Thomasville High School, took advantage of the community's new computer lab the day it opened.
"I'm here to work on a class project for my AP biology class," said Walker.
She doesn't have a computer at home.
"It really helps me have access to a computer, and now I can work on my project outside of the school,” said Walker.
The lab came together through a partnership between the school system and Unity Methodist Church.
"Our church's vision is to build a community of unity in Christ, so we really want to be connected to our community and be a part of it," said Rev. Rob Hutchinson.
Other organizations from the community are also getting involved. The Thomasville Police Department is donating seized computers.
"We have a couple of storage buildings full of computers, and the computers are being awarded to us,” said Police Chief Jeff Insley. “We, in turn, are wiping everything clean. We're then giving them to the school, the school IT department is putting the software on there that students need. The church is giving the facilities, the school is giving the technology, and we're helping to provide some of the equipment."
The computer lab is open Wednesday afternoons.
As more volunteers step up, it will open on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well.