Digital CrossOver Program supports digital skills training and helps prepare community members for the workforce of today and tomorrow June 20, 2023 — The Kishwaukee United Way announced that it received a $10,000 grant from Comcast to support its Digital CrossOver program, which provides digital skills and workforce development training to help equip low-income DeKalb […]
Bloomington-Normal Area Business, Community Leaders and Comcast Discuss Historic Opportunity to Bring Broadband Internet Service to Rural and Underserved Communities
Future of McLean County Relies on Increasing Digital Equity, Building a Next Generation Workforce April 18, 2023 – Bloomington-Normal area business and community leaders joined Comcast Tuesday 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 McLean County’s economic future depends on embracing […]
Harold Colbert Jones Memorial Community Center Receives $13,500 Grant from Comcast to Support Digital Skills Training, Upgrades to its “Lift Zone”
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 […]
Comcast Partners with The Hidden Genius Project to Help Black Male Youth in Chicago and Atlanta Acquire Digital Skills and Enter the Tech Sector
$2 million grant deepens Comcast’s extensive work to advance digital equity and provide communities across Chicago with the resources needed for jobs of today and tomorrow February 27, 2023 – Comcast NBCUniversal today announced a new $2 million grant to The Hidden Genius Project, furthering the company’s longstanding efforts to advance economic mobility through critical […]
New Report: 92% of Jobs Require Digital Skills, One-Third of Workers Have Low or No Digital Skills Due to Historic Underinvestment, Structural Inequities
Closing the digital skill divide would generate significant, measurable economic payoff for workers, businesses, and the broader economy February 6, 2023 – Today, National Skills Coalition (NSC) in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta released Closing the Digital Skill Divide, a real-time snapshot of demand for digital skills in the US labor market. […]