DEARBORN — Comcast and One Economy on Monday celebrated the success of a major technology learning and service initiative that teaches young people about broadband technologies and how to put that knowledge to work to serve the Dearborn community.

The program, Comcast Digital Connectors, was conducted during the 2009-10 school year at the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) in Dearborn and will continue next fall throughout the academic year.

In the Comcast Digital Connectors program, 23 Dearborn-area high school students from diverse and low-income backgrounds were selected to gather at ACCESS two evenings a week throughout the year to learn digital literacy skills.  The young people then volunteered their time at community-based organizations, senior centers, religious-based organizations and even in their own homes to help improve digital literacy.

A number of community leaders joined Comcast to celebrate the program’s success, including U.S. Congressman John Dingell, among others.

“Our next generation needs the technological skills and knowledge to not only compete for jobs globally, but to also strengthen our communities through service locally,” said Congressman Dingell.  “I thank Comcast and One Economy for working together to advance this program that has helped provide young Michiganians with the tools to do both.”

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