Fidelity Communications, a leading broadband communications provider, recently awarded a $5,000 grant to The Community Partnership through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund. The organization was one of 29 nonprofits across the company’s 24-state footprint that received grants totaling more than $125,000 during the most recent award period.
The Charitable Giving Fund, which annually awards nearly $250,000 in grants to local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations served by the Cable One family of brands (Sparklight, Fidelity Communications, Hargray, ValuNet Fiber and CableAmerica), concentrates support in the following priority areas:
• Education and Digital Literacy
The Community Partnership will use the grant for its Home Visiting program, which supports economically disadvantaged families who have toddlers or are expecting.
“We are very grateful to Fidelity for this $5,000 grant to help families who are struggling,” said Jean Darnell, The Community Partnership Executive Director. “Books are sometimes an unaffordable luxury for our families, and we will use the funds to provide children’s books in each home. With the generosity of the grant, we can also provide grocery gift cards since many are grappling with food insecurity. We appreciate Fidelity’s support in helping us make a difference!”
Nonprofit organizations may apply for a grant during open application periods each spring and fall. Applications for spring 2024 grants will be accepted between April 1-30, 2024.
The Charitable Giving Fund is an extension of Cable One’s corporate social responsibility efforts, which include:
• Supporting national organizations dedicated to advancing education and diversity, including the Emma Bowen Foundation and the National Diversity Council.
• Supporting the mission of Special Olympics, which provides year-round sports training and athletic competition, as well as health, arts, leadership, and advocacy programs for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
• Planting trees through the Arbor Day Foundation on behalf of customers who switch to paperless billing. Since 2015, the company has planted 140,000 trees in its markets and national forests within the company’s footprint.
• Supporting the mission of Keep America Beautiful in cleaning up and beautifying communities across the U.S.
• Fighting hunger in local communities through volunteerism and donations, as well as support to organizations such as Feed My Starving Children to make a difference in the lives of hungry kids around the world. Since 2018, Cable One has donated more than 51 tons of food and nearly $500,000 to address food insecurity.
