Marsh-Carter said the laptops will not only help the youths, but also allow her staff to provide better service and be more efficient and productive.

Marsh-Carter read a portion of Hull’s letter to Children’s Home Society of Virginia.

“It says, ‘My hope is that the children who directly receive these computers will be inspired and someday change the world with their talents. I want them to find happiness in knowing that they are cared about, that people they do not know care about their success in life.’ ”

“I think in a society where often people want to say vulnerable youth don’t have potential, they don’t have great capacity, or doubt their potential and their talent, this is a positive investment that we need to replicate, and we are so grateful for that,” Marsh-Carter told Hull.

“The fact that you believe in them as much as we do and as our donors do just gives us encouragement and motivation to reach out and serve more young people. ... It just really warms my heart.”

She said the Possibilities Project is entrepreneurial because it’s about identifying what the youths want to do with their lives and empowering them to pursue their dreams.