● TUESDAYS 7:30–8:30 PM / SHREWSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY / WALK IN, NOTHING TO SIGN UP FOR
A student-led nonprofit · Shrewsbury, MA

Learn.
Repair.
Reduce.

Free device repair workshops and digital literacy training for every community in Massachusetts. You bring what's broken. We fix it together.

A disassembled iPhone on an iFixit repair mat labelled Tech Awareness Association
Real repair · Real mat · Real Sunday
An iPhone 14 Pro mid-teardown at a TAA bench
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A TAA volunteer teaching a laptop repair to a group seated around a table

We don't take your device and hand it back fixed. We put the screwdriver in your hand and walk you through it.

Fig. 01 — Teach, don't fix-for
A repair timelapse — a phone reassembled step by step
Fig. 02 — From the bench

A repair, start to finish

One Sunday afternoon, sped up. This is what learning to fix your own device actually looks like — screwdriver in hand, part by part, until it powers back on.

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How it works

Four steps, one hour, no catch

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The work so far
67+
Devices repaired together
12+
Worksops
96+
Neighbors
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Towns across Mass
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The whole time that you guys ran the Tech Awareness program last time, we got fantastic feedback from patrons about how nice, patient, and smart you all were

— CAILEY HAUVER, LIBRARIAN
From the room

This is what a Sunday looks like

A full workshop table of people of all ages at the Learning Lab Makerspace
A young attendee smiling while holding a new iFixit Pro Tech toolkit
Volunteers presenting a digital literacy slide about generative AI
A group of community members seated around the workshop table
Before you come

Questions, answered

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About TAA

Who we are

A student-led nonprofit in Shrewsbury, MA. We teach people to fix their own devices so fewer of them end up in a landfill, so nobody feels locked out of the tech they already own.

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How this started

I kept fixing phones and laptops for friends and family. Then their friends. At some point it stopped being a favor and started being a thing.

So we booked a room at the library, posted about it, and people came. They keep coming. That's TAA. No office, no jargon — just a table and some tools.

What we believe

A working laptop shouldn't get thrown out over a $12 part. Most things aren't broken. They just need someone who isn't scared to open them.

Repair is a skill, not a magic trick. Anyone can learn it. We're here to prove that, one Tuesday at a time.

The story so far

From a favor to five towns

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Attendees watching a repair demonstration with tools laid out on the table
Our core philosophy

Teach, don't fix-for

We don't take your device and hand it back fixed. We put the screwdriver in your hand and walk you through it. It's slower. It's the point. Next time you won't need us.

Why repair

Throwing it out is the expensive option

It still works
E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream on earth, and most of it isn't actually dead. It just needs one part or one person who isn't scared to open it.
It multiplies
A repair you do yourself is a repair you'll do again — for your family, your neighbor, the next person at the table. The skill spreads faster than we ever could alone.
It stays here
Fixing things keeps money, skills, and materials in the community instead of shipping them off. Repair is a local act.
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The Tech Awareness Association helped me fix my laptop when I thought it was beyond repair. The students were patient, knowledgeable, and taught me so much about taking care of my devices. I'm so grateful for their service!

— MARGARET THOMPSON
Leadership

The team

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Ronit Sharma
Executive Director
Started TAA. Runs the Shrewsbury Tuesday sessions and answers most of the emails.
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Tanay Mangal
Programs & Education
Builds the curriculum. Decides what we teach each week and makes sure it actually lands.
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Nathan Anwin
Operations & Logistics
Gets the tools, books the rooms, and makes sure nothing falls apart on a Sunday.
SG
Suhaas Goluguri
Outreach & Community
Talks to libraries, senior centers, and anyone who'll listen. The reason new people show up.
EJ
Ekansh Jain
Finance & Impact
Tracks every dollar and every device. Keeps us honest about what we're actually doing.
SG
Suhrit Ghosh
Social Media Lead
Runs the channels, documents the sessions, and gets the word out so more people know we exist.
Want a seat at the table?
We're always looking for people who care. No title required.
Get involved →
iFixit
Active supporter

Their free repair guides are open on a laptop at nearly every workshop we run.

iFixit

An active supporter

iFixit cheers us on, and their free repair guides are open on a laptop at basically every workshop. The Pro Tech toolkits in these photos? Theirs.

They make the manuals the whole repair world runs on, and we're grateful they exist.

Three iFixit Pro Tech toolkits laid out on a table
A box full of iFixit Pro Tech toolkits ready for a workshop
An attendee holding a Pro Tech toolkit she received
What we run

Programs

Three ways we show up. All free. All in person. All hands-on.

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Program 01

Weekly Repair Workshops

Tuesdays, 7:30–8:30 PM, at the Shrewsbury Public Library. Drop in. Bring whatever's broken. We work through it together — you holding the screwdriver, us pointing at the next step. There's a 12-week curriculum if you want to go deep, plus digital-literacy sessions on things like spotting scams and using AI safely.

Tuesdays 7:30–8:30 PM 12-week curriculum Digital literacy
See this week's lesson →
A full table of attendees of all ages at a Sunday repair workshop
A volunteer teaching a laptop repair to attendees
Volunteers giving a digital literacy talk in front of a projected slide
Two older adults receiving one-on-one tech help at a table
Program 02

Senior Tech Support

At the Southgate Senior Center, one-on-one. Someone can't hear their calls, can't find a photo, can't tell if an email is a scam. We sit with them and sort it out. We go at their pace. We write the steps down. We don't make anyone feel dumb for asking. That's the rule.

Southgate Senior Center One-on-one
Program 03

E-Waste Drives

A few times a year we run a collection day. You bring the old electronics piling up in a closet — chargers, phones, that laptop from 2011 — and drop them off. We test everything. Anything with life left gets fixed and rehomed. The rest goes to a certified recycler so it doesn't leak into the ground. Nothing gets dumped.

Community drop-off Certified recycling
A disassembled phone and salvaged parts on a repair mat
The deep end

The 12-week curriculum

Drop in any Tuesday — but if you want to go from "never opened a device" to "fixed it myself," follow the track. Three months, twelve sessions, easy to hard.

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“

I've never seen more dedicated high schoolers working for such an important issue

— RISHI GUPTA
Across MetroWest

Chapters

One started in Shrewsbury. Four more are spinning up across MetroWest. Pick a town to see what's happening — or what it'd take to start it.

How it works

Same playbook, every town

One room, one hour
A library or community space anyone can walk into — no membership, no fee.
A local lead
We don't parachute in. Someone from the town runs it, and we train them.
Free tools & guides
Every chapter opens with a full iFixit toolkit and open repair guides on the table.
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The full track

12 weeks, start to finish

Here's the whole thing. Jump in anywhere — but if you follow it week to week, you'll go from never having opened a device to fixing laptops by week twelve.

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You're on the list.

See you next Tuesday. We'll send a reminder. Bring the broken thing.
Save your spot
Pitch in

Get Involved

Three ways in. Pick one. Or do all three — nobody's stopping you.

Path 01 — Volunteer

Bring your hands, not a résumé

You don't need to be a repair expert. If you can stay calm and read a guide, you can help. Join a chapter, or if you've got the skills, run a workshop yourself.

Email us →
TAA volunteers together at a workshop
Path 03 — Partner

Lend us a room. We'll fill it.

Libraries, senior centers, schools, repair shops — if you've got space or know-how, let's run something together. Tell us what you've got.

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Got it.

We'll reach out within a few days. Thanks for thinking of us.
No mystery

What happens after you sign up

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Before you raise your hand

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Say hi

Contact

Questions, ideas, a broken laptop you can't figure out? Reach us. A real person reads everything.

Fig. 03 — Reach us

A real person reads everything

Find us
609 Main St
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Hours
Tuesdays, 7:30–8:30 PM
at the library bench
new message — to: contact@techawarenessma.com
Message sent.

Thanks for writing. We'll get back to you soon — usually within a couple of days.
Fig. 04 — Follow along

See what a Sunday looks like

We post the builds, the saves, and the occasional dead battery on Instagram. Come watch — then come fix something.

@techawarenessma ↗
The community gathered around the workshop table
@techawarenessma
Who backs the bench

Sponsors

We run lean. The people and companies below keep the toolkits stocked, the parts coming, and the doors open on a Sunday.

repair-guide — open mid-workshop
iFixit Pro Tech toolkit open at a workshop
Step 4 of 9
Disconnect the battery
Use the plastic spudger to gently pry the battery connector straight up off the logic board. Never use a metal tool here.
Lead supporter
iFixit

Their guides run our workshops

iFixit's free repair guides are open on a laptop at basically every workshop we run, and the Pro Tech toolkits on our tables are theirs. They make the manuals the whole repair world runs on.

An active supporter.

Where it goes

What a sponsorship buys

EVENT SPONSOR
$250
Sponsors a full E-Waste drive to collect devices for us to repair. These devices are used to teach then donated after. All other tech is properly recycled.
Bench sponsor
$1,000
Stocks a season of parts: replacement batteries, screens, and the soldering supplies that turn a dead device back on.
Chapter sponsor
$5,000
Launches a whole new MetroWest chapter: a year of tools, parts, space, and the first run of workshops.
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Room for your name

We're young and honest about it. These slots are open — sponsor a chapter and yours goes here.

iFixit Lead supporter
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Put your name on a repair

Become a sponsor →