Comcast Philadelphia & New Jersey

Comcast and Beyond Literacy Support Adult Learners Working to Continue Their Education

One student at a time, Beyond Literacy is working to help adults achieve their goals and advance their dreams. Serving 1,300 Philadelphians each year, Beyond Literacy seeks to uplift the city’s adult learning population, including those who need their high school diploma and those who are developing literacy skills. Beyond Literacy also helps students enter […]

Comcast Marks the 10th Anniversary of Internet Essentials, Highlights Digital Equity Program’s Recent Eligibility Expansions with Local Partners

This week in Philadelphia, Comcast marked the 10th anniversary of its signature digital equity program, Internet Essentials – the nation’s largest, most successful, and most comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income households – by presenting 1,000 free laptops to Beyond Literacy, The Welcoming Center and SEAMAAC. The surprise giveaway also included a donation of $30,000 […]

Comcast Launches Three WiFi-Connected “Lift Zones” in Union County

Comcast today announced it has equipped two nonprofits (three locations total) in Union County with WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” as part of its ongoing commitment to help students and adults get online, participate in distance learning or remote work, do homework or look for and apply for jobs. Working with local centers, Comcast is providing a […]

Digital Inclusion at the Heart of People’s Emergency Center – A Comcast Partnership

People’s Emergency Center (PEC) and Comcast are working together to bring Internet access and technology offerings to previously disconnected people in Philadelphia, building on nearly two decades of collaboration on digital inclusion and digital literacy – and now offering career building skills like robotics, 3D modeling and flight simulation.   A Shared History  Comcast has held […]

Comcast Helps Connect Philadelphia Households to the Internet

It’s the one-year anniversary of Comcast’s partnership with the City of Philadelphia, along with a coalition of philanthropic and civic leaders, to provide reliable internet through PHLConnectED. To date, the program has enabled more than 18,000 Internet connections, including 11,690 via Internet Essentials. And Comcast is extending these efforts through August 2022 so children who choose […]