Comcast Greater Chicago Region

Serving Central & Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana & Southwest Michigan

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 […]

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 […]

George Washington Carver Community Center Receives $40,000 “Lift Zone Opportunity Fund” Grant from Comcast to Support Digital Skills Training

Lift Zones provide safe spaces where students can access the Internet for schoolwork and adults can build digital skills September 28, 2022 – Comcast announced that it has awarded the George Washington Carver Community Center in Peoria a $40,000 “Lift Zone Opportunity Fund” grant. The grant supports digital skills training at the organization’s Lift Zone, […]

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 […]