Four community-minded partners announced an ambitious new project to encourage entrepreneurship and advance inclusive innovation in New Haven’s Mill River neighborhood. Comcast, CTNext, District Innovation and Venture Center, and Elm City Innovation Collaborative have committed to combine their resources and expertise to create a connected and collaborative destination, within the District New Haven campus, that […]
Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $53,000 in Scholarships to 44 Connecticut High School Seniors
Comcast NBCUniversal awarded $53,000 in scholarships for the 2018-19 school year to 44 Connecticut students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. […]
Vermont High School Seniors Awarded $21,000 through Comcast’s Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program
Comcast NBCUniversal awarded $21,000 in scholarships for the 2018 – 2019 school year to twelve Vermont students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, recognizes the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. “Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship […]
Comcast’s Internet Essentials: Broadband Adoption Program for Low-Income Households
Since 2011 Comcast’s Internet Essentials program has become the nation’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption initiative for low-income Americans, connecting more homes than all other similar programs combined. Internet Essentials addresses three major barriers to broadband adoption – digital literacy, access to computer equipment, and affordable Internet service. The program includes: High speed home […]
Comcast Foundation Awards Over $434K in 2017 to New England Area Nonprofits
The Comcast Foundation announced that it has awarded $434,200 in grants to twenty nonprofit organizations in New England in 2017. The grants help grow the impact of programs aimed at expanding digital literacy, promoting service, and mentoring tomorrow’s leaders. YWCA of Western Massachusetts, Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Massachusetts Alliance […]