Heights Philadelphia and Comcast celebrated Comcast's $1 million commitment as Heights' Founding Inveniam Equity Technology Partner. Comcast's generous commitment will help Heights create a pipeline of diverse talent for technology-related workforce opportunities for Black, Brown, and first-generation-to-college students in Philadelphia.

"We know that the talent to make our city thrive exists right here within our young people. And this gift from Comcast shows that the tech industry believes our students are the future of this city," said Sara Woods, Esq., co-president, Heights. "The City of Philadelphia has been long challenged by the issue of generational poverty, which cannot be tackled alone," said Sean Vereen, Ed.D., co-president, Heights.

"Through this partnership with Heights, we will help to equip Philadelphia students with the digital skills and readiness needed to be successful and have a future of unlimited possibilities," said Dalila Wilson-Scott, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation and President, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation.

LINKS:
https://heights.org/
https://corporate.comcast.com/impact/project-up

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