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Rockford Public Schools District 205 and Comcast Announce Partnership to Provide Internet Service to Eligible Rockford Students and Families

6 months ago

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Families not already connected to the Internet at home are encouraged to enroll so students can participate in the district’s remote learning programs August 5, 2020 – Rockford Public Schools District 205 (RPS 205) and Comcast have announced a partnership to provide Internet service at home to Rockford families with children enrolled in district schools.  […]

Filed Under: Community Investment, Products and Services
Tagged With: Ehren Jarret, internet essentials, Matthew Summy, Rockford Public Schools District 205

School District U-46 and Comcast Extend Partnership to Provide Internet Service at Home to Eligible Students and Families

6 months ago

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Families encouraged to enroll to support academic success July 23, 2020 – School District U-46 and Comcast today announced an extended partnership to provide eligible low-income families with Internet service at home. The agreement, an extension of an arrangement that began in the spring, is designed to help students enrolled in the state’s second largest […]

Filed Under: Community Investment
Tagged With: internet essentials, Matthew Summy, Superintendent Tony Sanders, U-46

CITY OF CHICAGO PRESS RELEASE: Chicago Launches Groundbreaking Initiative to Bridge Digital Divide, Providing Free High-speed Internet Access to over 100,000 CPS Students

7 months ago

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Public, Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leaders Develop $50 Million Program to Provide Free, High-Speed Internet for Four Years June 25, 2020 – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced the launch of ‘Chicago Connected,’ a groundbreaking program that will provide free high-speed internet service to approximately 100,000 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students in their households. This first-of-its-kind […]

Filed Under: Community Investment, XFINITY Promotions
Tagged With: Barack and Michelle Obama, Chicago Community Trust, Chicago Connected, Crown Family, Gilbert Villegas, Illinois Tool Works, internet essentials, Janice Jackson, Kids First Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, MacArthur Foundation, Matthew Summy, Michael Scott, Pritzker Traubert Foundation, United Way

Comcast Announces Expansion of Internet Essentials Program to all low-income Central Illinois Households, including more Families, Seniors and People with Disabilities

1 year ago

Four presenters at the Internet Essentials Champions event.

Comcast hosts seminar to train trainers to help seniors and people with disabilities access the Internet safely and securely November 25, 2019 – Comcast announced today that since the 2011 launch of Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest, most comprehensive and most successful low-income broadband adoption program, around 880,000 Illinois residents – and nationwide, more than […]

Filed Under: Community Investment
Tagged With: Anna M. Weselak, Central Illinois, Champaign, Danielle Matthews, david l. cohen, Debra Piscola, DSC of Champaign County, Family Service of Champaign County, internet essentials

Mayor Lightfoot and Comcast Announce Largest Ever Expansion of Internet Essentials in Chicago

1 year ago

A group of children receive Internet Essentials laptops at an event in Chicago.

Investment Will Double the Number of Low-Income Households Eligible for Internet Essentials, Expand Digital Youth Learning Labs Throughout Chicago August 16, 2019 – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today joined Comcast Corporation and Chicago Public Library (CPL) at the Austin Library Branch to announce the largest ever expansion of Internet Essentials in the City of Chicago. […]

Filed Under: Community Investment
Tagged With: Austin, Chicago Public Library, david l. cohen, internet essentials, Lori E. Lightfoot, YOUMedia

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