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 […]

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 […]

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL PRESS RELEASE: Comcast Donates Laptops to Help Job Seekers

December 15, 2022 –  A gift of 20 laptop computers from Comcast will help McHenry County residents in need pursue new jobs and career education opportunities. Comcast is donating the laptops to the McHenry County Workforce Network and its partner social service agencies Last Chance House, New Directions Addiction Recovery Services, Refuge for Women, and […]

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, […]