Households no longer eligible for Chicago Connected’s no-cost Internet service can apply to ACP to get the cost of their service fully or partially covered Eligible City Colleges of Chicago students can now apply for Chicago Connected December 15, 2022 – Comcast advised households no longer eligible for Chicago Connected, the City of Chicago’s and […]
Kishwaukee Family YMCA Receives $5,000 Donation from Comcast to Support Digital Skills Training at Organization’s “Lift Zone”
Lift Zones provide safe spaces where students can access the Internet for schoolwork and adults can come to build digital skills 20 local families receive laptops from Comcast donation December 7, 2022– Comcast announced today that it has donated $5,000 to the Kishwaukee Family YMCA in Sycamore, IL, to support digital skills training at the […]
Over 250 Illinois Churches Announce Initiative to Help More Minority Communities Get Online
The Affordable Connectivity Program Can Help Make Digital Equity a Reality Comcast to Donate 200 Laptops to Initiative November 17, 2022 – Faith-based leaders joined today to announce an initiative designed to connect more Illinois residents to the internet and make digital equity a reality in minority communities. On Sunday, November 20, 2022, pastors and […]
Western Illinois University Pell Grant Recipients May Qualify for a $30 Monthly Credit Toward the Cost of Internet Service
$30 federal Affordable Connectivity Program credit would cover the cost of Internet Essentials, making broadband access free for eligible students September 1, 2022 –Western Illinois University students who receive Pell Grants may be automatically eligible for the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides a monthly $30 credit toward the cost of Internet and/or mobile service. The […]
Roosevelt University Pell Grant Recipients May Qualify for a $30 Monthly Credit Toward the Cost of Internet Service
$30 federal Affordable Connectivity Program credit would cover the cost of Internet Essentials, making broadband access free for eligible students August 31, 2022 –Roosevelt University students who receive Pell Grants may be automatically eligible for the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides a monthly $30 credit toward the cost of Internet and/or mobile service. The $30 […]