Comcast NBCUniversal’s Commitment to Digital Literacy

Comcast NBCUniversal believes the Internet has the power to transform lives, strengthen communities and inspire a new generation of leaders. We’re harnessing that power to expand digital literacy and help conquer the digital divide.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Easterseals Announces Two-Year Grant of $1.3M From the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
Easterseals, the nation's leading nonprofit provider of services and advocacy for 61M individuals with disabilities in the United States, has received a two-year grant of $1.3M from the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation.

Diversity & Inclusion

Digital Navigators: Bridging the Digital and Generational Divide
Digital Navigators – individuals who are trained to help get more people connected – make a clear, measurable impact in helping to close the digital divide.

Innovation & Technology

Internet Essentials: 2019 Program Kickoff and Announcement
Comcast's Internet Essentials program is the nation's largest and most comprehensive high-speed Internet adoption program for low-income Americans.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Announces Initiative With Dell Technologies to Help Close Digital Divide
Companies to give thousands of free laptops to low-income students and seniors; Dell Technologies also to fund computer lab upgrades at nonprofits across the United States.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comcast Announces Largest Ever Expansion of Its Internet Essentials Program
Comcast announced today it is significantly expanding eligibility for Internet Essentials, which is the nation’s largest and most successful broadband adoption program in America, to include all qualified low-income households in its service area.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Closing the Digital Divide: How Comcast-NBCUniversal Does Community Impact
One way to measure inequality in the country is through the digital divide. A Pew Research Center article revealed that even as lower-income Americans make gains in tech adoption, the divide persists. Around 29 percent of adults with household incomes below $30,000 a year don’t own a smartphone and more than four-in-ten don’t have home broadband services (44 percent) or a traditional computer (46 percent). Meanwhile, higher-income Americans are also more likely to have multiple devices that enable them to go online. This divide also impacts children, including fostering a so-called the “homework gap”—the gap between school-aged children who have access to high-speed Internet at home and those who do not.

Education

Comcast Partners with Three More State Attorneys General on Internet Safety Through Internet Essentials
Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama attorneys general join the nationwide effort to address challenges seniors, parents, and students face online. Comcast surprised students and seniors with free laptops and invests in digital skills training across three southeastern states.

Innovation & Technology

Bridging the Digital Divide
The My.Future digital platform lets Boys & Girls Club members and non-members of all ages use computers, smartphones, and tablets to play, learn, and socialize. Put simply, it's a digital version of what members experience every day and takes the Club beyond its own walls. Through the platform, which is made possible through a partnership with Comcast NBCUniversal, users can share the great things they’ve made and amplify their voices. Whether they’re making lyrics, videos or apps, they’ll be able to share the things they create and connect with their peers across the country.

Innovation & Technology

An Experience of a Lifetime at Super Bowl LII
Teaching digital skills to young people is at the core of our partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. One Club member, Anaa Jibicho, had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see those skills in action at Super Bowl LII, and to shadow members of the NBC Sports team as they used leading-edge technology to deliver the biggest game of the year.

Innovation & Technology

Boys & Girls Clubs’ Website for Kids Seeks to Bridge Digital Divide
Since September, Boys & Girls Club members can access the new site MyFuture.net site from anywhere on a computer, smartphone or tablet, can share their media projects and “like” others’ projects. Activities on the site are integrated into club activities; kids can earn digital badges. Using the site allows kids to gain digital skills and interact with others.

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