The Comcast Foundation awarded more than $1.86 million in grants to 49 nonprofit organizations located in Comcast’s Freedom Region, which serves Greater Philadelphia, New Jersey and northern Delaware, in 2016. The grants support programs aimed at the Comcast Foundation’s areas of focus – expanding digital literacy, promoting community service, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Boys & […]
Comcast Awards Two Philadelphia Students $5,000 Scholarships at Annual Mayoral Luncheon
Comcast Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen is pictured with Cristy Almonte (left) and Natasha Stuckey (right). The Comcast Foundation and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Wednesday honored two local students with the Gustave G. Amsterdam Leadership Award at the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Mayoral Luncheon. Comcast Senior […]
The cruel irony of the ‘digital divide’ and how it’s hurting Philadelphia
By David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corp. Article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Business Journal on February 12, 2016 For more than a decade, there has been a national debate about how to close the digital divide: the gap between those who are connected to high-speed Internet […]
Bridging the Digital Divide Through Adult Education
By Dr. Kevin R. Johnson, President & CEO, Philadelphia OIC Philadelphia OIC has a long and well-earned reputation as a workforce development leader that helps people help themselves. Founded during the civil rights movement, we have long-focused on educational gains and economic empowerment among some of the city’s most vulnerable populations. Bridging education and economic […]
My.Future: Helping Club Kids Reimagine The Future
By: Libby Lescalleet, Executive Program Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia When My.Future launched last year, thanks to a partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Comcast NBC Universal, we were overwhelmed by the possibilities it would create for the children in Philadelphia. The program is designed to provide hands-on technology training to […]
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