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Comcast Donates 1,200 Computers To Ohio County Schools Students, Community Partners In Wheeling
North Wheeling Community Youth Center, Youth Services System, Inc. Also Receiving $15,000 Grants WHEELING, W.Va., Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the
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[{"type":"text","content":"North Wheeling Community Youth Center, Youth Services System, Inc. Also Receiving $15,000 Grants\n\n\nWHEELING, W.Va., Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the 10-year anniversary of Internet Essentials, the largest and most successful broadband adoption program in the country, Comcast today announced it is donating 1,200 laptop computers and a total of $30,000 in grants to benefit low-income students and households served by Ohio County Schools, the North Wheeling Community Youth Center and Youth Services System, Inc. of Wheeling.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe computer donations and grants are part of Project UP, Comcast's $1 billion commitment to reach 50 million people over the next 10 years with the tools, resources, and skills needed to succeed in a digital world. Recently, Comcast pledged to donate $15 million to low-income students and households across the country to not only help close the \"homework gap\" but also put them on a path toward future professional success. The amount includes an estimated 25,000 free laptops that will be donated to students, seniors, veterans, and adults.\nAs part of that effort, Comcast is donating 850 of these computers to Ohio County Schools students, with the district identifying students in need who are involved in a variety of programs in its four middle schools and Wheeling Park High School. Ohio County Schools also plans to distribute some laptops to community partners, including Crittenton Services and the Children's Home of Wheeling.\n\"Comcast's donation will benefit so many students who would have no other way to own such technology,\" Ohio County Schools Superintendent Kimberly Miller said. \"I know they will truly appreciate it, and I'm sure their parents will as well. Ohio County Schools is so grateful for this exceptional educational outreach by Comcast.\"\nIn addition, Comcast will donate 250 computers to the North Wheeling Community Youth Center and 100 to Youth Services System Inc., each of which are also receiving $15,000 grants to continue their work addressing digital equity in the community. Both community partners already benefit from Comcast's Lift Zones program, which provides free WiFi service to help connect low-income families to the Internet so they can fully participate in educational opportunities and the digital economy. The North Wheeling Community Yout...