Digital Inclusion Week Spotlight: The Chickahominy Indian Tribe

Comcast is deeply committed to creating and supporting digital equity within the communities we serve. This week marks the National Digital Inclusion Alliance’s ‘Digital Inclusion Week’ and its theme – “Stronger Together” – highlights that partnership is an important path to achieving digital equity. In recognition of this year’s theme, we are proud to spotlight a community partnership with the Chickahominy Indian Tribe in Charles City County, VA.

Catch Up Quick:

• Last year, Comcast awarded the Chickahominy Indian Tribe with $25,000 provided 100 laptops and installed a Lift Zone with free, high-speed WiFi to help its citizens get connected and enhance their digital literacy skills.
• The $25,000 grant was used to partner with CodeVA, a Richmond-based non-profit that provides computer science education, to teach senior tribal citizens the digital literacy skills needed to succeed in today’s digital world.

We recently caught up with CodeVA to hear how the digital skills training is helping senior Chickahominy Indian tribal citizens navigate the digital world.

For some people, learning to use digital devices and navigate the Internet can be overwhelming. That’s why inclusive digital literacy training is needed to serve learners from a variety of communities to avoid some adults being left behind.

“Initially, when I started the course, I just wanted to learn a little more about computers. I now know how to search for things, how to use the Internet and how to get hooked up. I do a lot of Googling now and I do my banking online, which has worked out pretty well.”

Glenn Canady, Citizen of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe

Comcast’s support of CodeVA and the Chickahominy Indian Tribe is part of Project UP, Comcast’s $1 billion commitment to advance digital equity through programs and community partnerships that connect people to the Internet, advance economic mobility and open doors for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, storytellers and creators.