Comcast Greater Chicago Region

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Boys and Girls Club of Decatur 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 March 10, 2022 – Comcast announced today that it has awarded the Boys & Girls Club of Decatur (BGCD) a $40,000 “Lift Zone Opportunity Fund” grant. The grant will support digital skills training at the organization’s […]

Comcast Opens WiFi-Connected “Lift Zone” at Bolingbrook’s Heart Haven OutReach

Lift Zones provide safe spaces where students can access the Internet for schoolwork and adults can come to build digital skills February 16, 2022– Comcast today announced the launch of a new “Lift Zone” at Heart Haven OutReach (H2O), a non-profit organization in Bolingbrook, IL, whose mission is to transform the lives of at-risk struggling […]

Comcast RISE Applications Now Open to All Women-Owned Small Businesses

In its first year alone, Comcast RISE has provided over $60 million in grants, marketing and technology services to support more than 6,700 small businesses owned by people of color in Comcast’s national footprint – including nearly 550 in the company’s Greater Chicago Region With the expansion to all women-owned small businesses, the program is […]

Comcast Joins with Local Officials and Community-based Organizations to Launch WiFi-Connected “Lift Zones” across Berrien County

Lift Zones provide safe spaces where students and adults can access the Internet for school and digital skills building December 14, 2021 – Comcast and Berrien County officials today announced the launch of new WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” at community-based organizations (CBOs) in seven locations across Berrien County.  Lift Zones are safe spaces where children can […]

Illinois Digital Equity Tour Stops in Springfield and other Central Illinois Locations to Commemorate Internet Essentials’ 10th Anniversary

Comcast’s Internet Essentials program has helped 1.3 million+ low-income Illinoisans connect to the Internet at home since 2011 October 14, 2021 – Comcast today continued its Illinois Digital Equity Tour, a week-long tour across Illinois to promote digital equity, with a stop at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois (BGCCI) in Springfield. The […]