46 Nonprofits Will Use the Funds to Support
Broadband Technology Programs, Education and Training
STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 18,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc.
today announced it is awarding $1.1
million to 46 nonprofit organizations through its Spectrum
Digital Education grant program. With this latest round of grants,
Charter has committed more than $9
million total to the initiative, which supports broadband
technology programs, education and training in unserved and
underserved communities throughout Charter's service area.
"The importance of expanding access to essential broadband
technologies, education and training is profound in our
increasingly digital world," said Rahman
Khan, Group Vice President of Community Impact, Charter.
"Through the 2023 Spectrum Digital Education grant program, Charter
is partnering with valued nonprofits that share our commitment to
create better opportunities for the communities we serve."
Meet the 2023 Grant Recipients
This year, 21
nonprofits were awarded a Spectrum Digital Education grant for the
first time, including Serving Older Adults of Southeast Wisconsin in Milwaukee, which provides access to technology
training and devices for seniors; Compudopt, which offers free
technology access and education to under-resourced local residents
in and around the Dallas, Texas
area; and Black Connect in Wesley Chapel,
Florida, which is dedicated to eliminating the racial wealth
gap facing Black Americans by increasing the number and success
rate of Black-owned businesses.
Additional 2023 recipients include Kramden Institute in
Durham, North Carolina, which has
been awarded five grants through Spectrum Digital Education
totaling $170,000. With this latest round of funding, Kramden
Institute will partner with housing authorities and community
organizations to deliver basic computer skills education and free,
refurbished computers to participants. Hispanic Federation is an
eight-time recipient, having been awarded $275,000 through the program, and will use the
additional funding to launch a mobile Spectrum Learning Hub to
provide workforce training to low-income Latino residents and
farmworkers in the Wimauma,
Florida area.
"Our reliance on digital tools to connect us to the world around
us is growing by the day, whether at work or in our daily lives,"
said Frankie Miranda, President and
CEO, Hispanic Federation. "Through our partnership with Charter's
Spectrum Digital Education program, we're making sure Latino
families don't get left behind and receive the training they need
to strengthen their twenty-first century skills and thrive in our
increasingly digital world."
Charter's Commitment: $9
Million and Counting
Since the 2017 launch of
Spectrum Digital Education, Charter has awarded 261 grants to 143
unique partners. As of September
2023, the program has helped to fund more than 30,000
digital education classes, distribute over 13,000 devices including
laptops and support the creation of 157 tech labs.
From the nearly 250 eligible applications received, 46 nonprofit
organizations across 14 states were selected. The 2023 Spectrum
Digital Education grant recipients are:
CALIFORNIA
- Great
Harvest Community Center
- Hope
through Housing Foundation
- Martha's
Village & Kitchen
- Pasadena
Senior Center
- San Diego
Futures Foundation
FLORIDA
- Black
Connect
- Heart of
Florida United Way
- Seniors in
Service of Tampa Bay, Inc.
HAWAII
- EA
Ecoversity
- Māpunawai,
Inc.
- Project
Hawai'i, Inc.
- Waipahu
Community School for Adults
KENTUCKY
- Louisville
Urban League
MISSOURI
- SOTV
Creators
- St. Louis
Arc
- Wesley
House Association
MONTANA
- Greater
Missoula Family YMCA
NEW YORK
- BRIC Arts
Media
- Greenwich
House, Inc.
- Hispanic
Federation, Inc.
- NYC
Computer Lab Initiative
- Interfaith
Works of Central New York
- The STEM
Alliance
- Public
Housing Community Fund
- VIA:
Visually Impaired Advancement
NORTH CAROLINA
- E2D –
Eliminate the Digital Divide
- Kramden
Institute
-
Urban League of Central Carolinas,
Inc.
OHIO
-
After-School All-Stars Ohio
- Akron Urban
League
- Central
Community House
- Seeds of
Literacy
- United Way
of Greater Cincinnati
-
Urban League of Greater Cleveland
-
Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Senior
Citizens Association in Florence
County
TENNESSEE
- Boys &
Girls Clubs in Tennessee
- United Ways
of Tennessee
TEXAS
-
Austin Area Urban League
-
Compudopt
- Girls Inc
of San Antonio
-
Latinitas
VIRGINIA
- LGBT
Technology Institute
WISCONSIN
- 100 Black
Men of Madison, Inc.
- Digital
Bridge
- Serving
Older Adults of Southeast
Wisconsin
About Charter
Charter Communications, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable
operator serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states
through its Spectrum brand. Over an advanced communications
network, the Company offers a full range of state-of-the-art
residential and business services including Spectrum
Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice.
For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum
Business® delivers the same suite of broadband products
and services coupled with special features and applications to
enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government
entities, Spectrum Enterprise® provides highly
customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach®
delivers tailored advertising and production for the modern media
landscape. The Company also distributes award-winning news coverage
and sports programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks.
More information about Charter can be found at
corporate.charter.com.
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