Marin Teen Starts Nonprofit to Buy Computers for Students!
By Keri Brenner
Published: May 31, 2025
After Natty Gove and his father did a couple of hours of volunteer work in the garden at Sausalito Marin City School District this year, the teenager wanted to do more.
“We were talking to the gardening teacher and she told us all about the community and the kids at the school,” said Gove, 15, of Tiburon.
He contacted LaResha Huffman, the district superintendent, and Nixon Diaz, the informational technology coordinator. They told him at least 30 of the district’s 271 students had no personal computer to use at home.
Gove, a sophomore at Redwood High School, sprang into action. By February, he had created the Tech4Youth Foundation with a goal of raising $11,000 for the 30 computers.
So far, the foundation has received $4,000 in contributions, Gove said.
“I thought that would be a great way to help out the community,” he said. “Especially at a time where we are relying so much more on technology.”
All students have Chromebooks for use at school, Huffman said. In addition, the TK-8 district has about 20 loaner laptops that students may check out for use at home.
Gove’s donation will allow more students to have internet access at home for homework and research, Huffman said.
