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 […]
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 […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s Lake Station Club Receives $10,000 Grant from Comcast to Support Digital Skills Training and make Technology Upgrades
New training and technology will help kids build the skills they need to succeed in school, prepare for the workforce August 8, 2022– Comcast announced today that it has awarded the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s Lake Station Club a $10,000 grant to support digital skills training and new computers and other technology. […]
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and Comcast Partner to get more Chicagoans Online, help Residents Build Digital Work and Life Skills
$500,000 Comcast investment to support launch and scale of digital navigator programs, create Tech Hubs with “Lift Zones” at six YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago locations in the city – with free WiFi, computers, digital skills training With broadband service available in all 77 Chicago neighborhoods and public and private programs in place that can cover […]