Program provides kids well-rounded educational curriculum, including STEM, and prepares them to advance in school… The Chicago Urban League announced today that it received a $40,000 grant from the Comcast Foundation to help support the ongoing implementation of Project Ready – Middle School, an extracurricular youth development and academic enrichment program for middle school students. […]
Comcast Reports on its Regional Community Investment Activities for 2014
Comcast today released a report on its community investment activities in its Greater Chicago Region, which includes Central and Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan. In 2014 alone, according to Comcast, the company made nearly $7 million in financial and in-kind investments in regional communities. The Comcast 2014 Community Investment Report provides an overview of the company’s regional efforts to […]
Chicago Community Leaders Explore how Internet Access can help Children and Families
Leaders address broadband adoption strategies for communities, schools, and businesses… Comcast today hosted a panel at The Rainbow Push Coalition and Citizenship Education’s 42nd International Convention about how to leverage technology to promote education, entrepreneurship, and health. The panel explored a variety of themes, including how community and business leaders can use the Internet to increase […]