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Chicago Receives “Gold Medal” Recognition from Comcast for Number of Families Enrolled in Internet Essentials Program

June 26, 2014

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New “Internet Essentials Learning Zones” to bring community partners together to address digital divide… Comcast gives lead zone partner grants to support efforts to close the digital divide and improve digital literacy Launched in Chicago three years ago by Comcast, Internet Essentials helps close the digital divide by providing eligible families low-cost broadband service at home […]

Filed Under: 2014 Community Investment, 2014 Press Releases, Community Investment, GCR News
Tagged With: Alderman Patrick J. O'Connor, Alternatives, Arab, Asian and Latino Immigrants of Illinois, Centro Romero, Coalition of African, Daysi Funes, Howard Area Community Center, Inc., JVS Chicago, Matthew Summy

Comcast Launches First Central Illinois “Internet Essentials Learning Zone” in Peoria

June 3, 2014

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Peoria Public Schools District 150 and several local community-based organizations join Comcast to address digital divide… Comcast extends Internet Essentials program indefinitely… Peoria Public Schools District 150, the Peoria Public Library, a host of Peoria community- and faith-based organizations and local elected officials came together with Comcast today to announce the creation of an “Internet […]

Filed Under: 2014 Community Investment, 2014 Press Releases, GCR News
Tagged With: Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Peoria, Dream Center Peoria, East Bluff Community Center, Grenita Lathan, Harrison Community Learning Center, Hines Primary School, Internet Essentials Learning Zone, Kellar Primary School, LISC Peoria, Matthew Summy, Peoria Public Library, Peoria Public Schools District 150, St. Paul's Baptist Church, Summer Food Service Program

Enrollment in Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program in Chicago Metro Area Reaches 33,000 Households – More than any other Metro Area

March 5, 2014

Comcast announces it will extend Internet Essentials program enrollment; Chicago, Cicero-Berwyn receive “Gold Medal Recognition” from Comcast for numbers of families enrolled in program; Two new “Internet Essentials Learning Zones” to bring community partners together to address digital divide… Comcast announced today in Chicago that enrollment in its Internet Essentials program in the Chicago Metropolitan […]

Filed Under: 2014 Community Investment, 2014 Press Releases
Tagged With: Berwyn, Boys Club of Cicero, Centro Romero, Cicero, Corazon Community Services, david l. cohen, Gold Medal Communities, internet essentials, Internet Essentials Learning Zones, JVS Chicago, Matthew Summy, The Children’s Center of Cicero-Berwyn, Youth Crossroads

Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region Welcomes EveryBlock to the Neighborhood

January 24, 2014

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A message from Matthew Summy, Vice President, External and Government Affairs, Comcast Greater Chicago Region… As part of our commitment to the communities we serve and to providing resources for sharing information locally, Comcast relaunched EveryBlock today in Chicago.  First launched exactly six years ago to the day, EveryBlock.com is a virtual gathering place for […]

Filed Under: 2014 Community Investment, GCR News
Tagged With: EveryBlock, Matthew Summy, Open Data, Relaunch

Comcast to Relaunch EveryBlock in Chicago

January 22, 2014

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Visit EveryBlock.com and find out what’s happening in your neighborhood… Comcast is relaunching EveryBlock in Chicago tomorrow, Thursday, January 23.  EveryBlock is an interactive hyperlocal Website that features information about what’s happening on a specific block, in a specific neighborhood or in a specific community.  Designed to enhance neighborhood life, the kinds of information users […]

Filed Under: 2014 Community Investment, 2014 Press Releases, GCR News
Tagged With: Chicago, Daniel X. Oneil, EveryBlock, Matthew Summy, neighborhood news, Open Data, Smart Chicago Collaborative

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