Hispanic Federation and Comcast Expand Partnership to Grow Latino Wealth, Advance Digital Equity and Build Career Pathways
October 11 2023 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
$2.5 million investment will provide digital
skills training to 10,000 Latino students and jobseekers across the
country
Today, Hispanic Federation and Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo
announced that it is expanding its partnership to advance digital
equity and skills building within Latino communities across the
country. Through a Comcast investment of $2.5 million over two
years, Hispanic Federation will provide internet access and digital
skills training to 10,000 Latino students and jobseekers, helping
to increase career opportunities and grow economic mobility.
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HISPANIC FEDERATION AND COMCAST EXPAND
PARTNERSHIP TO GROW LATINO WEALTH, ADVANCE DIGITAL EQUITY AND BUILD
CAREER PATHWAYS (Photo: Business Wire)
Comcast’s commitment, which will be fully allocated this fall to
support 2024 programming, is a part of Project UP, the company’s
billion-dollar initiative to advance digital equity. Last year,
Comcast provided a grant toward the launch of Hispanic Federation’s
Latino Digital Equity Centers Initiative and Digital Accelerator
training program. Over the past year, more than 5,000 individuals
have received digital skills training and nearly 2,000 have
received either a salary increase or job placement as a result of
the Digital Equity Centers.
Recognizing the critical role Latino-serving organizations
provide in driving progress and results, Hispanic Federation will
partner with 18 Latino-led and serving nonprofits in 17 cities to
specifically support:
- Building digital skills tailored to meet the needs of local
area employers;
- Job placement and career advancement;
- Technology and other career-focused certification; and
- Broadband adoption.
“Digital equity is the key to generational change and economic
mobility,” said Dalila Wilson-Scott, Executive Vice President and
Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation & President,
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. “Through our invaluable
partnership with the Hispanic Federation we are able to accelerate
impact and help open pathways to opportunity for all those in the
Latino community which includes the next generation of innovators,
entrepreneurs, storytellers, and creators.”
“We’re incredibly proud to expand our work with Comcast,” said
Frankie Miranda, President and CEO of Hispanic Federation. “Comcast
and Hispanic Federation have a shared commitment to bringing 21st
century opportunities to Latino communities. By expanding our
digital skilling work, we’re empowering Latinos with the skills
they need to tackle the jobs of today and tomorrow, creating
lasting impact across the country.”
Additionally, Hispanic Federation will initiate strategic
engagement with elected officials to ensure Latino inclusion in the
historic broadband deployment and adoption programs that will be
undertaken by state and federal governments in 2023 and 2024.
Launched last year, the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment
(BEAD) Program allocated $42.45 billion to build out the
infrastructure to connect all Americans to the internet. Through
its Digital Equity campaign, Hispanic Federation will connect
Latino-serving organizations to state and federal representatives
who are responsible for allocating these funds in communities
across the country. The effort will ensure that Latino-serving
organizations have the opportunity to access these resources that
will enable them to provide culturally and linguistically competent
resources and training directly to the Latino community.
According to the National Skills Coalition, more than 90% of job
postings today require a digital skill. Over the next decade, 50%
of tasks across all industries are expected to go digital,
eliminating as many as 39 million jobs. However, over half of
Latino workers have either limited or no digital skills and are
among the racial and ethnic groups least likely to have fixed
broadband in their home.
The full list of grant recipients follows.
- Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (AAMA),
Houston, TX
- Allies in Caring, Hammonton, NJ
- Aspira PA, Philadelphia, PA
- Building One Community, Stamford, CT
- CASA , Bethesda, MD
- Centro Community Partners, Oakland, CA
- Comunidades Latinas Unidos en Servicios (CLUES), St Paul,
MN
- Edu-Futuro, Alexandria, VA
- El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, WA
- El Concilio California, Stockton, CA
- Esperanza US, Philadelphia, PA
- Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
- Instituto del Progreso Latino, Chicago, IL
- Latin American Association (LAA), Atlanta, GA
- Latin American Community Center, Wilmington, DE
- Monument Impact, Concord, CA
- San Juan Center, Hartford, CT
- Servicios de la Raza, Denver, CO
About Comcast
Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide,
to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach
hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide.
We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through
Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream
leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including
NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible
theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations
& Experiences.
About Hispanic
Federation
Hispanic Federation (HF) is a nonprofit membership and advocacy
organization, founded in 1990, committed to empowering and
advancing the Hispanic community, with a focus on low-income,
marginalized and immigrant Latinos. With offices in New York,
Connecticut, Washington, D.C, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois,
Puerto Rico, and additional programs in 41 states, its program
focus areas include immigration, economic empowerment, civic
engagement, disaster relief, philanthropy, education, health, and
the environment. HF also maintains ongoing public education
campaigns and meets the organizational development needs of its
member agencies through grant-making and capacity-building
assistance.
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