HUD SE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS TO VISIT MACON TO HIGHLIGHT
INITIATIVE TO EXPAND BROADBAND ACCESS FOR STUDENTS IN
HUD-ASSISTED HOUSING
 “ConnectHome” program to provide affordable internet access for low-income families

ATLANTA – On Thursday, July 16^th, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Region IV Regional Administrator Ed Jennings will travel to Macon to join Macon-Bibb County Mayor Robert Reichert to announce Macon-Bibb County’s selection for ConnectHome, a national initiative with select communities, the private sector, and federal government to expand high-speed broadband to low-income families living in HUD-assisted households.

The pilot program is launching in Macon and twenty-six other cities and one tribal nation and will initially reach over 275,000 low-income households – and nearly 200,000 children – nationwide with the support they need to access the Internet at home. Internet Service Providers, non-profits and the private sector will offer broadband access, technical training, digital literacy programs, and devices for residents in assisted housing units.

For more information, please visit ConnectHome.HUD.gov.

DETAILS for THURSDAY, JULY 16^th EVENT:

WHO:
Edward Jennings, Jr, HUD Region IV Regional Administrator
Robert Reichert, Macon-Bibb County Mayor
June Parker, Macon Housing Authority
Representatives from Cox Communications
Representatives from the Bibb County School District

WHEN:           2:00 p.m.

WHERE:         Family Investment Center, 905 Main Street, Macon, GA