Training will help youth build the skills they need to prepare for and succeed in the workforce August 9, 2023 – Comcast announced today that it has awarded the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois (BGCCIL) and the Springfield Urban League (SUL) $10,000 grants to support digital skills training. The BGCCIL will use the […]
Springfield Area Business and Community Leaders Discuss Once-in-a-generation Chance to Bring Broadband Internet Service to Rural and Underserved Communities
Future of Sangamon County Relies on Increasing Digital Equity, Building a Next Generation Workforce February 6, 2023 – Springfield area business and community leaders gathered Monday for a roundtable discussion about the once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring reliable, high-quality, high-speed Internet service to rural and underserved areas, saying Sangamon County’s economic future depends on embracing tools […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois Receives $22,750 from Comcast to Support Digital Skills Training, STEM Programs
New training at club’s WiFi-connected “Lift Zone” will help kids build the skills they need to succeed in school, prepare for the workforce August 24, 2022 – Comcast announced today that it awarded $22,750 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois (BGCCIL) to support digital skills training and STEM programs for club members. The […]
Illinois Digital Equity Tour Stops in Springfield and other Central Illinois Locations to Commemorate Internet Essentials’ 10th Anniversary
Comcast’s Internet Essentials program has helped 1.3 million+ low-income Illinoisans connect to the Internet at home since 2011 October 14, 2021 – Comcast today continued its Illinois Digital Equity Tour, a week-long tour across Illinois to promote digital equity, with a stop at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois (BGCCI) in Springfield. The […]
Comcast Foundation makes $10,000 Donations to two Critical Central Illinois Community-based Organizations: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Illinois Capital Region and Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois
Donations will help organizations help Central Illinois young people reach their potential… April 4, 2018 – Comcast gave $10,000 grants today to two Central Illinois community-based organizations, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Illinois Capital Region (BBSICR) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois (BGCCIL), to help them carry out their missions to […]