Charter Announces $30 Million Spectrum Community Assist Initiative

Charter Communications announced the launch of Spectrum Community Assist, a $30 million, five-year philanthropic initiative to revitalize community centers in rural and urban areas and invest in job training programs in underserved communities across the company’s 41-state footprint. Through Spectrum Community Assist, Charter will partner with national and local nonprofit organizations to identify and improve centers in need of support. At each center, revitalization events with employee and community volunteers will be held to repair and enhance the physical buildings. As part of Charter’s ongoing commitment, the company also will invest in the centers’ job training efforts with cash grants and in-kind contributions, improve physical classroom spaces and provide new equipment. Because broadband is a critical component of a community center’s infrastructure, Charter will offer each community center its advanced 1 gigabit internet service.