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COMCAST AWARDS $110,000 TO SUPPORT DIGITAL EQUITY AND BROADBAND ADOPTION EFFORTS ACROSS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
The Urban League of Greater Springfield, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke and the Western Massachusetts Alliance for Digital Equity all Receive Grants
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[{"type":"text","content":"The Urban League of Greater Springfield, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke and the Western Massachusetts Alliance for Digital Equity all Receive Grants\nSPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today announced it is awarding a total of $110,000 to three nonprofit organizations throughout western Massachusetts to help advance digital literacy skills. These grants are part of Project UP, Comcast's $1 billion commitment to advance digital equity through programs and community partnerships that connect people to the Internet, advance economic mobility, and open doors for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, storytellers and creators.\n\"We understand the important role that the Internet plays in helping build a future of unlimited possibilities for everyone in the community,\" said Carolyne Hannan, Senior Vice President of Comcast's Western New England Region. \"We are proud to deepen our partnership with organizations that are making it easier for people across western Massachusetts to adopt the Internet and succeed in an increasingly digital world.\"\nThe organizations that will benefit from these grants include:\nThe Urban League of Greater Springfield will receive $20,000 to support its digital learning lab and the programs it provides members, including basic digital literacy and Internet skills training, specialty workshops, hosting the Urban League's youth Project Ready Mentor and STEM programs, and more.The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke will receive $20,000 to support its MyFuture digital literacy program. MyFuture is an interactive platform that provides kids and teens with hundreds of activities to learn digital skills in a safe online environment. This grant will also provide the Club with the ability to purchase 25 desktop computers and five laptops for students in the MyFuture program to use.The Western Massachusetts Alliance for Digital Equity will receive $70,000 to support efforts to help residents across the Pioneer Valley get connected to the Internet at home. This funding will enable the Alliance to continue the work it started in 2022 with the help of a $100,000 Comcast grant to conduct outreach around the Federal Government's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). This grant will also enable the Alliance to provide laptops to partner organizations that will distribute ...