Tens of thousands of students throughout the Bay Area will have a free backpack filled with school supplies thanks to Family Giving Tree, Xfinity, NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48. This week, volunteers came together to prepare backpacks for students in need as a part of the Family Giving Tree’s 25th annual Back-to-School Drive called […]
California Leads the Nation with 1.4 Million People Connected to Internet Essentials on its 10 Year Anniversary
Comcast today announced it has connected more than 10 million people to its Internet Essentials program, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Internet Essentials offers internet access for low-income families and individuals for $9.95 per month, along with digital literacy training programs and access to low-cost computers. California continues to lead the nation with more than 1.4 […]
Comcast and Olympian Simone Manuel are Helping Close the Digital Divide in Oakland
Today Comcast announced plans to equip 20 Oakland community centers and parks and recreation facilities with free WiFi for the next three years. As part of its Lift Zones initiative, the company will provide robust WiFi coverage in these safe spaces, to help ensure Oakland students can remain online during the school year and continue to participate in distance learning. The announcement […]
A Look Back at 2020: Our Year in Review
Photo caption (Left to Right): Chinese New Year Parade in January 2020, Lift Zones announcement at Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County, a Comcast technician examines an area after it had been burned from a wildfire, Comcast Leaders & Achievers scholarship winner, Black Joy Parade attendees in February 2020, Comcast’s accessibility leader joins a virtual LightHouse for the Blind event. Across the company and […]
Comcast Helps Connect San Francisco Through 32 Community Hubs
As part of its ongoing commitment to help connect low-income individuals to the Internet, Comcast announced today it is providing WiFi at more than 30 San Francisco Community Hubs in partnership with the Office of the Mayor of San Francisco and the City of San Francisco Department of Child Youth and Their Families (DCYF). The announcement was made during a virtual […]
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