COMCAST INSTALLS FREE WIFI FOR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE

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[{"type":"text","content":"Lift Zones Program Provides Free WiFi at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center and Labateyah Youth Home\n--News Direct--Comcast announced today it has installed free WiFi access for members of the Native American community in Seattle. As part of its ongoing Lift Zones program, the free WiFi was activated at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center and Labateyah Youth Home in Seattle. Lift Zones are part of Project UP, Comcast's $1 billion commitment to reach tens of millions of people over the next 10 years with the tools, resources, and skills they need to succeed in a digital world. Project UP is Comcast's company-wide initiative to advance digital equity, which includes Internet Essentials, the nation's largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, just over half of Native Americans with a computer living on American Indian reservations or other Tribal lands have access to high-speed Internet service. Data from the bureau shows a concerning difference in high-speed Internet access between those who identify as Native American and those who don’t. About 67% of Native Americans who identify have access to high-speed Internet while 82% of those who don’t identify have access. “Addressing the digital divide that Native Americans face is an issue of the utmost importance for Comcast to address in Washington,” said Rodrigo Lopez, Region Senior Vice President, Comcast Washington. “These Lift Zones are part of our commitment to offer free resources and WiFi access further closing this divide for the Native American community. Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center is a community center for Native Americans in the Seattle area and is also the headquarters for the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. The center is located on 20 acres in Discovery Park in Seattle’s Magnolia Park neighborhood. Daybreak Star opened in 1977 and is a major nucleus of Native American cultural activity that offers several services to the Indigenous community. United Indians’ Labateyah Youth Home in Seattle provides a safe and nurturing environment for homeless youth, combining Indigenous culture with modern health and social services, and has achieved exemplary results. Labateyah’s Bridge Housing Program combines temporary crisis housing with rapid re-housing support services to move young adults aged 18-24 as qu...

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