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Comcast Announces $250,000 Grant to Fund Digital Navigators at 26 Chicago Public Library Branches, Plans to Donate 1,000 Laptops to 10 City Non-profits
Company leaders join Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown to announce the next phase of its more than
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCompany leaders join Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown to announce the next phase of its more than decade-long initiative to make digital equity a reality in Chicago\n\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNational and local Comcast leaders joined Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Chris Brown today to announce a $250,000 donation to the Chicago Public Library Foundation to fund digital navigators at 26 city library branches. Digital navigators are professionals who link Chicagoans to resources that can help them build the digital skills needed to succeed in school, participate in the workforce and connect to programs that can help them access and pay for broadband Internet service at home, including:\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230919578025/en/Comcast Announces $250,000 Grant to fund Digital Navigators at 26 Chicago Public Library branches (Photo: Business Wire)\n\nAffordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a federal program which can provide up to $30 per month toward the cost of eligible households’ Internet and mobile bills;\n\n\n\nChicago Connected, which provides Internet service for free to eligible households with Chicago Public Schools students; and\n\n\n\nInternet Essentials, a Comcast program that provides low-cost Internet service at home to eligible low-income households with students of all ages, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and public housing residents. Internet Essentials has helped nearly 900,000 Chicagoans connect to the Internet at home since it launched in 2011. The ACP can cover the full cost of Internet Essentials, making it free for eligible households.\n\n\n\n“The digital divide disproportionately impacts Chicago’s South and West side communities and has a severe, detrimental impact on our youth and our students,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson. “I am proud to stand here alongside Chicago Public Library, Comcast and our community partners to announce additional efforts to address this longstanding barrier to achievement and employment, and help Chicagoans thrive well into the 21st century.”\n\n\n“More than a decade ago, Comcast set out to close the digital divide. We envisioned a network of community partners and programs that would...