The Comcast Foundation awarded more than $2.3 million in grants to 51 nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania in 2017. The grants helped grow the impact of programs supported by the Comcast Foundation’s mission to empower communities to thrive by providing access to technology, relevant digital skills and training, and inspiring volunteerism, service and leadership.
In Philadelphia, the Foundation provides support to Congreso de Latinos Unidos’ Education and Workforce program, which provides youth and adult programs aimed at increasing academic and workplace success. “Comcast has been an amazing community partner to Congreso since 2004,” said Carolina Cabrera DiGiorgio, Esq., President & CEO of Congreso. “The support from the Comcast Foundation this year alone will enable us to provide job readiness and digital literacy programming to about 150 young adults enrolled in Congreso’s Education and Workforce initiatives. The impact of this support will strengthen their ability to compete in the 21st century workforce and navigate their way through a society increasingly reliant upon the use of technology.”
“Comcast is proud to award these grants to our partner organizations to connect and strengthen the communities we serve,” said Jim D’Innocenzo, vice president of government, legislative and regulatory affairs for Ohio and Pennsylvania, Comcast’s Northeast Division. “Thanks to the tireless and extremely important work of these nonprofit organizations, our region is a better place to call home.”
Additional organizations receiving Comcast Foundation grants in Pennsylvania include:
- American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Philadelphia
- Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties, Carlisle
- Arc of Westmoreland County, Greensburg
- Arcadia University, Glenside
- Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
- Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha, Philadelphia
- ASPIRA Inc. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County, Jamison
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, Harrisburg
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region, Greensburg
- Boys & Girls Club Chambersburg and Shippensburg
- Boys & Girls Club Harrisburg
- Boys & Girls Club of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Scranton
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia
- Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Boys & Girls Club Support – Sarah Heinz Association, Pittsburgh
- Centro Hispano Daniel Torres, Reading
- Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia
- Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations, Philadelphia
- Easter Seals of Eastern Pennsylvania, Allentown
- Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, Philadelphia
- Esperanza USA, Philadelphia
- Girls Incorporated of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, Philadelphia
- Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Harvard Business School Club of Philadelphia, Fort Washington
- Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia
- Mission Kids, Blue Bell
- Norris Square Community Alliance, Philadelphia
- Peoples Emergency Center, Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Outward Bound Center, Philadelphia
- Project HOME, Philadelphia
- Scribe Video Center, Philadelphia
- Southeast Asian Mutual Assistant Associations Coalition, Philadelphia
- Spanish American Civic Association, Lancaster
- SquashSmarts, Philadelphia
- Strong Women Strong Girls, Pittsburgh
- Sultan Jihad Ahmad Community Foundation, Philadelphia
- Taller Puertorriqueno, Philadelphia
- The Enterprise Center, Philadelphia
- United Neighborhood Centers, Throop
- Urban Affairs Coalition, Philadelphia
- Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
- Urban League of Philadelphia
- Variety Club Camp and Development Center for Handicapped Children, Worcester
- Women’s Campaign International, Philadelphia
- Women’s Way, Philadelphia
- World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
- YWCA Gettysburg & Adams County
Including Comcast’s support in Pennsylvania, the Comcast Foundation donated $21 million in 2017 to nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves nationwide. In addition to the grants from the Comcast Foundation, Comcast also responds to community needs through local sponsorships and in-kind support, such as airing public service announcements, employee volunteerism, and providing technology equipment and services to organizations across the country.
