Fidelity Awards Grant at the George Washington Carver Community Center in Marshall | News
Fidelity Communications, a member of the Cable One family of brands, provided a $5,000 grant to Marshall’s George Washington Carver Community Center through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund.
The community center is one of 32 nonprofits nationwide to which the program has donated more than $100,000 in total in winter 2021.
The George Washington Carver Community Center received the grant from Fidelity to help establish high-speed Internet access to meet education, business and quality of life needs.
“We serve more than 1,000 families with children who rely on our center year-round,” said Angelita Jackson, founder and director of the George Washington Carver Community Center. “With funding from this grant, we are able to provide high-speed internet that will meet the needs of residents of three low-income housing complexes and the surrounding neighborhood who can come to the George Washington Carver Community Center for quick access. , reliable Internet.
The Charitable Giving Fund awards more than $200,000 in grants each year to local nonprofit organizations served by Fidelity and the other Cable One family of brands, which includes Sparklight, ValuNet Fiber and Hargray, and focuses its support in following priority areas:
- Education and digital literacy
- Food insecurity
- Communautary development
Nonprofit organizations will have the opportunity to apply for a grant during the open application periods each spring and fall. Applications for the Spring 2022 grants will be open April 1-30, 2022.
“Through our philanthropic initiatives and the support of our local non-profit organizations, we help build strong and vibrant communities, improve quality of life and make a positive difference in the cities and towns where we live and work. said Julie Laulis, Cable A President and CEO.