COMCAST FOUNDATION AWARDED $2.3 MILLION
IN 2017 TO PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFITSGrants
helped expand digital literacy, promote community service and build tomorrow’s
leaders
PITTSBURGH and
PHILADELPHIA
– FEBRUARY 26, 2018 – The Comcast
Foundation announced today that it awarded more than $2.3 million in grants to 52
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.
One
of the leadership development programs the Foundation supports is Strong Women
Strong Girls, a mentoring program for
girls from under-resourced communities in Pittsburgh. "With the help of
dedicated community partners like Comcast, our organization is empowering the
female community throughout the Pittsburgh region," said Dr. Jocelyn
Horner, executive director. "Through structured, multi-generational
mentoring, we help college women and elementary girls build knowledge and
skills, form valuable mentor relationships, and find their inner strength to
dream and do."
In
Philadelphia, the Foundation provides support to Congreso de Latinos Unidos’
Education and Workforce program, which provides youth and adult programs aimed
at increasing academic and workplace success. “Comcast has been an amazing
community partner to Congreso since 2004,” said Carolina Cabrera DiGiorgio,
Esq., President & CEO of Congreso. “The support from the Comcast Foundation
this year alone will enable us to provide job readiness and digital literacy
programming to about 150 young adults enrolled in Congreso’s Education and
Workforce initiatives. The impact of this support will strengthen their
ability to compete in the 21st century workforce and navigate their
way through a society increasingly reliant upon the use of technology.”
“Comcast is proud to award these grants to
our partner organizations to connect and strengthen the communities we serve,”
said Jim D'Innocenzo, vice president of
government, legislative and regulatory affairs for Ohio and Pennsylvania,
Comcast’s Northeast Division. “Thanks to the tireless and extremely important
work of these nonprofit organizations, our region is a better place to call
home.”
Additional
organizations receiving Comcast Foundation grants in Pennsylvania include:
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American
Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Philadelphia
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Arc
of Cumberland and Perry Counties, Carlisle
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Arc
of Westmoreland County, Greensburg
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Arcadia
University, Glenside
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Arts
and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
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Asociacion
Puertorriquenos en Marcha, Philadelphia
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ASPIRA
Inc. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Barnes
Foundation, Philadelphia
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County, Jamison
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, Harrisburg
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region, Greensburg
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Boys
& Girls Club Chambersburg and Shippensburg
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Boys
& Girls Club Harrisburg
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Boys
& Girls Club of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Scranton
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Boys
& Girls Clubs of Philadelphia
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Boys
& Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
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Boys
& Girls Club Support – Sarah Heinz Association, Pittsburgh
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Centro
Hispano Daniel Torres, Reading
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Committee
of Seventy, Philadelphia
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Council
of Spanish Speaking Organizations, Philadelphia
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Easter
Seals of Eastern Pennsylvania, Allentown
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Ed
Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, Philadelphia
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Esperanza
USA, Philadelphia
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Girls
Incorporated of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, Philadelphia
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Greater
Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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Harvard
Business School Club of Philadelphia, Fort Washington
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Magee
Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia
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Mission
Kids, Blue Bell
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Norris
Square Community Alliance, Philadelphia
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Peoples
Emergency Center, Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
Outward Bound Center, Philadelphia
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Project
HOME, Philadelphia
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Scribe
Video Center, Philadelphia
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Southeast
Asian Mutual Assistant Associations Coalition, Philadelphia
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Spanish
American Civic Association, Lancaster
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SquashSmarts,
Philadelphia
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Sultan
Jihad Ahmad Community Foundation, Philadelphia
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Taller
Puertorriqueno, Philadelphia
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The
Enterprise Center, Philadelphia
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United
Neighborhood Centers, Throop
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Urban
League of Greater Pittsburgh
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Urban
League of Philadelphia
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Variety
Club Camp and Development Center for Handicapped Children, Worcester
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Women's
Campaign International, Philadelphia
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Women's
Way, Philadelphia
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World
Affairs Council of Philadelphia
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YWCA
Gettysburg & Adams County
Including
Comcast’s support in Pennsylvania, the Comcast Foundation donated $21 million
in 2017 to nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves nationwide. In
addition to the grants from the Comcast Foundation, Comcast also responds to
community needs through local sponsorships and in-kind support, such as airing
public service announcements, employee volunteerism, and providing technology
equipment and services to organizations across the country.
About the Comcast
Foundation
The Comcast
Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide
charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation’s
primary mission is to empower communities to thrive by providing access to
technology, relevant digital skills and training, and inspiring volunteerism,
service and leadership. The Foundation invests in programs intended to have a
positive, sustainable impact on the communities we serve. Since its
inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated $220 million to
organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More
information about how Comcast supports the communities it serves
available at www.comcast.com/community.
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