Fidelity Awards $5,000 to Maumelle Philanthropists

Fidelity Awards $5,000 to The Community Partnership

January 31, 2024 – – Rolla, Mo.– Fidelity Communications, a leading broadband communications provider, recently awarded a $5,000 grant to The Community Partnership  through company's Charitable Giving Fund.  The food bank 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 $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
• Food Insecurity
• Community Development

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 grants during open application periods each spring and fall. Applications for fall 2024 grants will be accepted between April 1-30, 2024.

The Charitable Giving Fund is an extension of Cable One’s existing 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 Arizona, which provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports, 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 130,000 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.
• Raising funds for 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 46 tons of food to local food banks and nearly $400,000 to address food insecurity.

For more information about the Sparklight Communications Charitable Giving Fund, visit  www.sparklight.com/charitablegiving.