STUART — Lisa Dames started her nonprofit with a vision, some office space and the inspiration of her late son. But she launched Reverse The Door in Stuart in late 2019 without any office equipment.
Her nonprofit's mission is to help people with nonviolent felony records obtain work and education, as well as assist the families of the incarcerated person.
"I was lacking everything," said Dames, who previously was the president of The Banner Lake Club, which provides youth programs in Hobe Sound. "I was working off my personal laptop."
That changed last year when Comcast helped Dames and thousands of other minority-owned businesses. The internet and cable company gave Dames, who is Black, a couple of laptops, tablets and a year of free Wi-Fi service.