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YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and Comcast Partner to get more Chicagoans Online, help Residents Build Digital Work and Life Skills

July 20, 2022

$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 […]

Filed Under: Community Investment, Products and Services
Tagged With: Affordable Connectivity Program, Chicago Connected, Chicago Public Schools, Dalila Wilson-Scott, digital divide, Digital Equity, Dorri McWhorter, Governor JB Pritzker, internet essentials, Irving Park YMCA, john crowley, Kelly Hall YMCA, Lake View YMCA, Laptop, Lori E. Lightfoot, McCormick YMCA, Project UP, Rauner Family YMCA, South Side YMCA, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

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

August 16, 2019

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

Products and Services

Comcast Extends its Fiber-Rich Network, brings its Advanced Services to Industrial Corridor in Oswego

September 12, 2023

Expansion follows network investment of more than $1.4 billion in Illinois over the last three years, drives economic growth in Oswego, Kendall County and the … Read More...

Community Investment

Lift Zone Lookback: Boys and Girls Club of Rockford 

September 22, 2023

Comcast’s Lift Zone program is an extension of the company’s Project UP initiative, a 10-year, $1 billion commitment to making digital equity a reality in the … Read More...

Customer Experience

Navigate Sudden Storms in Illinois with Four Smart Tech Tips

September 7, 2023

National Preparedness Month Tech Readiness for Your Home  September is the start of National Preparedness Month, and it's important to recognize the … Read More...

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