Laurens County Disabilities and Special Needs Board Kicks Off National Disability Employment Awareness Month with Event and Check Presentation
GREENVILLE – Spectrum today (Oct. 27) announced Laurens County Disabilities and Special Needs Board (LCDSNB) has received an additional $25,000 through Spectrum Community Center Assist (SCCA), the company’s $30 million philanthropic initiative to revitalize local community centers and invest in job training programs in underserved rural and urban neighborhoods where Spectrum operates.
Spectrum funding will support LCDSNB programs that provide residential, career prep and employment services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, head or spinal cord injuries.
A check presentation will take place at a LCDSNB luncheon to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 11:30 a.m. at The Ridge at 301 Exchange Rd, Laurens.
“The long-term partnership we created with LCDSNB is making a real difference in the lives of local residents by giving them the skills, tools and updated facilities they need to improve their economic situation,” said Rahman Khan, Group Vice President, Community Impact for Charter Communications, which operates the Spectrum brand of connectivity services. “Already thousands of people around the country have participated in SCCA in the neighborhoods we serve, and we look forward to working with LCDSNB to provide essential job training in a safe and revitalized space.”
The $25,000 donation is the fourth for LCDSNB through the Spectrum Community Center Assist program, bringing total Spectrum support for the organization to $165,000 over the past four years.
Spectrum’s partnership with LCDSNB began in December 2022 at the Cypress Campus, where Spectrum employees and community volunteers made repairs and other physical improvements to the facility. Spectrum donated 25 new laptops dedicated to the new training and technology room and provided its advanced 1 gigabit-per-second internet service for the life of the program.
“Spectrum’s partnership with our agency continues to play a key role in the employment services we provide,” said Jason Tavenner, Executive Director, LCDSNB. “The Spectrum Community Center Assist Funding has provided equipment, software, and personnel to further customize workforce skills and independence training. We are excited for the opportunity to continue growing and improving employment goals for those living with disabilities and special needs.”
Spectrum launched Spectrum Community Center Assist in 2021 and will invest $30 million to benefit 100 community centers and job training programs in underserved areas across the company’s 41-state footprint. At each location, Spectrum invests in the community center’s job training efforts with cash grants and in-kind contributions, improves physical classroom spaces, sponsors rebuilding events with volunteers to repair and enhance the physical buildings, and provides new equipment, including laptops and furniture.
About Spectrum
Spectrum is a suite of advanced communications services offered by Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR), a leading broadband connectivity company available to more than 57 million homes and small to large businesses across 41 states. Founded in 1993, Charter has evolved from providing cable TV to streaming, and from high-speed Internet to a converged broadband, WiFi and mobile experience. Over the Spectrum Fiber Broadband Network and supported by our 100% U.S.-based employees, the Company offers Seamless Connectivity and Entertainment with Spectrum Internet®, Mobile, TV and Voice products.
