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Comcast Foundation Awards
$60,000 Grant to Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcome Center  PHILADELPHIA – January 12, 2010 - The Comcast Foundation has awarded a $60,000 grant to the Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcome Center to support its programs providing resources and opportunities to immigrants. The grant funds, to be awarded in three annual installments of $20,000, will be used by the Center to conduct literacy classes, update its computer lab, continue the publication of its triennial newsletter and help with outreach costs. “We are grateful to Comcast for its generous contribution,” said Sister Eileen Marnien of the Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcome Center. “The Comcast Foundation grant will assist us in our efforts to provide newcomers to our communities, our city and our nation with the help they need to adjust to our culture and succeed in a new and challenging environment.” “Comcast is committed to working with local organizations to help build strong, diverse communities,” said Kathleen Sullivan, Comcast Vice President of Government and Community Affairs, Philadelphia. “We are proud to support the Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcome Center as they provide an invaluable service to our new neighbors.” The Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcome Center’s computer lab includes a dozen computers used for teaching basic computer, literacy and other skills to program participants, as well as in preparation for citizenship and driving tests. The Comcast Foundation grant will help the Center purchase updated versions of language software for the computer lab, and to update staff computers as well. The Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcome Center also offers social services for those who need help in navigating the health and education systems and in otherwise getting acclimated to new surroundings as they begin their new lives in the United States. About Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcome Center The Welcome Center has been established to respond to the needs of newcomers in our neighborhood, community and country. Beginning life in a new country carries with it special challenges. Directed by the Sisters of Saint Joseph, the Welcome Center reaches out to those in need especially to newcomers who have not yet learned the language or culture of our city. We offer opportunities that enable immigrants and others to improve the quality of their lives through access to education, support services and programs leading to self-sufficiency. About the Comcast Foundation The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation’s focus areas are volunteerism, literacy, and youth leadership development. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $64 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/InTheCommunity. About Comcast Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.8 million cable customers, 15.7 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.4 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content. Comcast’s Eastern Division serves approximately 5.7 million residential and business customers across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC. The Eastern Division is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania and employs more than 20,000 people. |
