Our Lift Zone has helped us keep students connected during COVID-19. Our regular facility was not built to withstand a large number of devices. Now, more than 25 laptops, tablets and computers can provide programming to our members at one time.” – Adam Ortiz, Boys and Girls Club of Tucson Pascua Yaqui Clubhouse Director.
As part of Comcast’s ongoing commitment to help connect more Arizonans to the internet, we recently announced four Lift Zone locations across Southern Arizona are now available to students and adults needing to access critical resources through the internet. This initiative provides free high-speed WiFi connectivity and access to hundreds of hours of educational and digital skills content to help Arizonans and site coordinators navigate online learning. Additionally, through Comcast funding, many Lift Zones receive laptops and other smart devices to help better serve the community.
Our goal was to work closely with community organizations to launch Lift Zones in convenient areas, so folks can easily get to access high-speed WiFi and receive digital equity wrap-around services – and we did just that!
Lift Zones provide Arizonans with a space to participate in distance learning and an avenue to complete homework. Adults also visit Lift Zones to work remotely, look for or apply for a job and learn digital skills.
Lift Zones in Southern Arizona are now available at:
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson Pascua Yaqui Clubhouse, 5010 Calle Torim, Tucson, AZ
- Catalina Community Center, 16562 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ
- Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona Hacienda Program Center, 4300 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ
- Picture Rocks Community Center, 5615 North Sanders Road, Tucson, AZ
Lift Zones complement Comcast’s landmark Internet Essentials program, which since 2011, has helped connect more than 11,600 low-income Southern Arizonans to a home internet connection. Additional payment assistance for Comcast internet services is available through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
Current and new Xfinity Internet, Xfinity Internet Essentials and Xfinity Mobile customers with verified eligibility, can receive a temporary monthly credit of up to $30 per month (up to $75 per month for eligible customers in Tribal lands) toward their Internet and/or Xfinity Mobile service once they complete the full enrollment process. Learn more at http://www.xfinity.com/acp.
