The Comcast Foundation awarded more than $315K in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations in New Jersey and Northern Delaware 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 […]
Comcast Foundation Awarded $2.3 Million in 2017 to 51 Pennsylvania Nonprofits
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, […]
Honoring Philadelphia’s Best and Brightest Youth with College Scholarships
Mingwang Jiang was a high school freshman when he left China with his family and put down new roots in Philadelphia. At the time, he did not speak a word of English – but he went on to graduate at the top of his class from George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science […]
Comcast Purchases Cable Assets of Wilco Electronic Systems
Acquisition to benefit thousands of Philadelphia Housing Authority residents Comcast announced it has acquired the cable assets of Wilco Electronic Systems, Inc., a provider of paid television and other services to many residents of the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA). As a result of the transaction, Comcast will make significant upgrades to Wilco’s infrastructure at PHA […]
Philadelphia City Council Recognized Comcast NBCUniversal for its Commitment to Military Community
Earlier this month, Philadelphia Councilmembers Bobby Henon and David Oh adopted a resolution congratulating and recognizing Comcast NBCUniversal for its commitment to members of the military, veterans and their families, and for being honored by the Secretary of Defense as a 2017 Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award recipient, the highest recognition […]