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100 Additional Oakland Small Businesses Owned by Women & People of Color Awarded a $10,000 Grant from Comcast RISE, Bringing the Total Oakland Investment to $2 Million

Pictured above: Reyna Maldonado and her mom Ofelia Barajas, co-owners of La Guerrera’s Kitchen, are amongst the 100 small diverse businesses in Oakland that received a $10,000 grant from the Comcast RISE Investment Fund. (Photo by: Carolyn Fong, courtesy of La Guerrera’s Kitchen.) Comcast will award an additional $1 million in grants to 100 small […]

Comcast Hosts Inaugural Digital Equity Summit in San Francisco

Last Friday, October 28th, Comcast hosted a Digital Equity Summit in San Francisco, gathering more than 100 executives, program directors, community leaders, public officials, and other key stakeholders from around the Golden State working to close the digital divide and create digital equity. The summit highlighted best practices, explored the current and future needs of […]

Comcast Donates 200+ Laptops to San Joaquin Valley Students & Launches 5 New Lift Zones to Help Close the Digital Divide

Yesterday, in an effort to help close the Digital Divide in California, Comcast donated 200+ laptops to students at El Concilio Academy in Stockton, CA, while also opening five new Lift Zones at several El Concilio California locations to provide free access to high-speed WiFi. As part of its larger digital equity initiative, Comcast also […]

Comcast Makes Significant Investments in Fresno, CA to Help Close the Digital Divide

As part of its ongoing commitment to digital equity, workforce development, and work readiness skills, Comcast today announced the launch of a new “Lift Zone” at Saint Rest Baptist Church, surprising 200 families with free laptops, and investing $200,000 to bring digital equity to the Valley. This new Lift Zone will provide free WiFi access, […]