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Harold Colbert Jones Memorial Community Center Receives $13,500 Grant from Comcast to Support Digital Skills Training, Upgrades to its “Lift Zone”

March 16, 2023

Lift Zones connect students to the Internet for schoolwork and adults to the Internet to build digital skills

Comcast donates 75 laptops across three south suburban community-based organizations

March 16, 2023 – Comcast joined Illinois Second Congressional District Representative Robin Kelly, Chicago Heights, IL, Mayor David Gonzalez and Cook County District 5 Commissioner Monica Gordon today to announce a $13,500 donation to the Harold Colbert Jones Memorial Community Center to support digital skills and workforce development training. The grant also was used to purchase new furniture and additional technology at the organization’s “Lift Zone,” which Comcast opened onsite in January 2021. Lift Zones are WiFi-connected safe spaces where students can get online to do schoolwork and adults can get online to build digital skills, search for jobs and access an array of services.

Comcast also announced the donation of 75 new laptops to the Jones Center, as well as Mentoring Youth Through Technology and Southland Ministerial Health Network, as part of its ongoing efforts to promote digital equity in South Suburban Cook County. The initiatives in Cook County stem from Project UP, the company’s $1 billion, 10-year commitment to making digital equity a reality.

“I appreciate Comcast’s continued investment in our south suburban communities and its long-term efforts to close the digital divide,” said Illinois Second Congressional District Representative Robin Kelly.  “Partnerships between government, community-based organizations and the private sector are critical to making digital equity a reality across our state.”

“Digital equity is one of the most pressing current social justice issues,” said Jones Center Executive Director Cheryl Roop. “Comcast’s continued support will help the kids and families we serve succeed in today’s increasingly digital world.”

Jones Center Lift Zone

The Jones Center Lift Zone is one of more than 1,250 Lift Zones throughout the country and more than 90 in this region alone. Other South Suburban Lift Zones are located at the Cornerstone Community Development Corporation in Ford Heights and the Richton Park Public Library. The Lift Zones complement Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, a low-cost Internet adoption program for low-income families, which has helped more than 10 million people in America – 1.6 million in Illinois – connect to the Internet at home since it was launched in 2011.

“Through Internet Essentials and our partnerships with elected officials, school districts, libraries and community-based organizations across the state, Comcast has helped hundreds of thousands of Illinois households cross the digital divide,” said Carl Jones, Jr., Comcast’s Regional Vice President of Government and External Affairs. “I’m proud that Comcast was a pioneer in closing the digital divide early on and continues to make investments and offer solutions that further our commitment to the communities we serve through Project UP.”

Jones also noted that the federal “Affordable Connectivity Program” (ACP) provides eligible low-income households a credit up to $30 a month toward the cost of their Internet and/or mobile phone service, including all of Comcast’s Xfinity Internet and Xfinity Mobile plans, as well as Internet Essentials. Jones added that ACP would cover the full cost of Internet Essentials. For more information, visit www.xfinity.com/acp.

About Harold Colbert Jones Memorial Community Center

Serving the community since 1917, the mission of Jones Center is to strengthen family ties, emphasize the worth of God’s children (all persons) and answer a community need.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company that connects people to moments that matter. We are principally focused on broadband, aggregation, and streaming with 57 million customer relationships across the United States and Europe. We deliver broadband, wireless, and video through our Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky brands; create, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal Studio Group, Sky Studios, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, multiple cable networks, Peacock, NBCUniversal News Group, NBC Sports, Sky News, and Sky Sports; and provide memorable experiences at Universal Parks and Resorts in the United States and Asia. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

With nearly 5,000 local employees, Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region
(https://chicago.comcast.com) serves customers in central and northern Illinois, including the Chicago area, Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan. “Like” Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region on Facebook by visiting @Comcast. “Follow” Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region on Twitter at @ComcastIllinois.

 

Filed Under: Community Investment
Tagged With: Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), Carl Jones Jr., Chicago Heights, Closing the Digital Divide, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon, Digital Equity, Digital Skills, Harold Colbert Jones Memorial Community Center, internet essentials, Laptops, Lift Zones, Mayor David Gonzalez, Mentoring Youth Through Technology, Project UP, Southland Ministerial Health Network

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