Sandwich, MA – November 19, 2024 – During an event today at the Sandwich Center for Active Living, Comcast announced a $30,000 digital equity grant to support the organization’s technology training and digital navigator programs. The funding will continue support for the organization’s digital inclusion programming, including its Senior Planet technology training program for older adults and planned 2025 launch of a new digital navigation service to expand digital skills training to seniors who require in-home assistance or are homebound.
The grant is part of Project UP, Comcast’s $1 billion commitment to advance digital equity through programs and community partnerships that connect people to the Internet, advance economic mobility and open doors for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, storytellers and creators.
“Thanks to Comcast’s support, we’re empowering more than 300 Cape Cod seniors with tech training and launching Digital Navigator access in 2025, both at Councils on Aging and in-home,” said Maryanne Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands. “These initiatives will help improve the well-being of participants by empowering them through digital training and education.”
“We have a longstanding commitment to Cape Cod, and we understand the important role that the Internet and digital literacy play,” said Carolyne Hannan, Senior Vice President of Comcast’s New England Region. “We are particularly proud to support Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands to ensure more senior residents have the training and resources they need to thrive in an increasingly digital world.”
Comcast is deeply committed to advancing digital equity in the communities it serves. Over the past three years, the company has provided more than $54 million in cash and in-kind contributions to 238 non-profits in Massachusetts, including the Alliance. This investment includes digital equity programs such as Internet Essentials, Lift Zones and Digital Navigators. Since its inception in 2011, Comcast’s Internet Essentials has connected more than 732,000 low-income Massachusetts residents to broadband service at home. Additionally, Comcast has launched 76 Lift Zones in Massachusetts to provide free, high-speed WiFi and digital skills training at local community centers to promote digital learning.
For additional information on Project UP and Comcast’s digital equity initiatives, visit https://corporate.comcast.com/impact/project-up.