Spectrum announces $12,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for Community in Schools of South Carolina
January 28, 2022
Spectrum announced Community in Schools of South Carolina has received a $12,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for the Student Support Program as part of its five-year, $7 million commitment to digital education in Spectrum communities across the country.
Communities In Schools will use the funding to provide middle and high school sites in Columbia with laptops for students to support college and career readiness. The Student Support Program is designed to identify and address complex risk factors influencing a child’s academic success. Classes held online or in person will include goal setting, time management, and relationship skills.
“We applaud Communities In Schools for their broadband education initiatives and for helping us support efforts that promote digital literacy in Columbia,” said Rahman Khan, Vice President of Community Impact for Charter Communications, Inc., which operates the Spectrum brand of broadband connectivity products. “Through this partnership with Communities In Schools of South Carolina, the Spectrum Digital Education program is able to bring essential resources to those in need, and we look forward to working with them on this transformative project.”
“Communities In Schools of South Carolina (CISSC) works with some of the most dynamic and promising students in the state. The hurdles many of them face as a result of living in under resourced communities are often insurmountable and impede potential for lifelong success. Basic needs like food, shelter, and safety are regular concerns for the students and families we serve,” said Jamie Cooper, President & CEO, CISSC.
Communities In Schools is one of 49 nonprofit organizations that Spectrum is supporting through 2021 Spectrum Digital Education grants. Since launching Spectrum Digital Education in 2017, Spectrum has donated $7 million in cash and in-kind contributions for digital literacy programs reaching nearly 70,000 people in 20 states and Washington, D.C. More information about Spectrum Digital Education is available here.
Charter sponsors several philanthropic programs in addition to Spectrum Digital Education, including Spectrum Scholars, a scholarship for under-represented college juniors in financial need; Spectrum Employee Community Grants, which supports Charter employees’ local volunteer activities; and the Spectrum Community Investment Loan Fund, which supports small and minority-owned businesses whose goods and services help meet core needs in financially underserved communities within the company’s footprint. More information about Charter’s philanthropic initiatives is available here.
About Spectrum
Spectrum is a suite of advanced communications services offered by Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR), a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than 31 million customers in 41 states. 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, sports and high-quality original programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks and Spectrum Originals. More information about Charter can be found at corporate.charter.com.
