Free WiFi zones coming to low-income neighborhoods in Colorado Springs
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Local non-profits and recreation areas are teaming up with Comcast to provide free WiFi for children and adults in need.
Ten locations across Colorado Springs and Pueblo will soon become WiFi-connected Lift Zones, Comcast announced Tuesday. Working with its network of nonprofit partners in the Southern Colorado region, Comcast is providing
robust WiFi coverage in safe spaces to help low-income students and individuals get online, access
critical resources, participate in digital literacy and workforce development trainings, and support their
education during the school year and into the summer months for continuous learning, a release from the company reads.
Free in-person Medicare enrollment seminar
There s a free Medicare enrollment seminar happening at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center.
Posted at 10:30 AM, Feb 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-11 13:14:32-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â If you re about to turn 65, or recently did, and you need some help figuring out which Medicare option is best for you, there s a free Medicare enrollment seminar happening at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center.
Did you know the three months
before your 65th birthday, your birthday month, and three months
after your birthday are critical enrollment periods for Medicare?
This is just one aspect this seminar will go into and in general, it s meant to help those in the military and retirement community figure out which plan works best for them.
Mike League, as one of five new board members of the Palmer Land Conservancy (formerly Palmer Land Trust), will contribute finance and agricultural knowledge to the work that PLC does to protect Southern Colorado land for present and future recreation use, food sources and wildlife.
League is chairman, chief executive officer and president of 5Star Bank, whom for years has been known for his constructive involvement in the Colorado Springs community.
Farming and ranching in League’s family history make him especially keen to preserve and appreciate the vistas and peace that come from the beauty in nature. His great-grandparents were orchard growers on Colorado’s Western Slope. He has spent most of his life in the Pikes Peak region.
Pandemic affects transition from military to civilian life
A transition from military life into civilian can already be quite difficult. But during the pandemic, that transition can be a bit more stressful according to Jen Hadac, Vice President of employment services at Recruit Military.
Hadac says in December of 2019 the national veterans unemployment number was at 3.1 percent, that number is now 6.3 percent.
According to Pikes Peak Workforce, at Fort Carson the transition assistance program sees about 400 service members monthly transitioning from military to civilian. With the current state of this pandemic, it s all gone virtual.
Programs in the area continue to help veterans transition during this time like Prep Connect 360 and Pikes Peak Workforce, just to name a few. According to Paul Price with Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, this year the center has seen a 30 percent increase in veterans needing help with utilities, rent, food, medical and car. This is why it is