Joliet club for students receives WiFi-connected Lift Zone

The G.W. Buck Boys & Girls Club of Joliet now has a Wi-Fi-connected Lift Zone to help students get safely online to do homework.

The Lift Zones are part of Comcast’s multiyear plan to “support community-organization-based Wi-Fi at more than 1,000 Lift Zones” throughout the U.S., according to a news release from Comcast.

“Internet connectivity and digital skills are crucial to our club members’ success in school and to their futures,” Kahlil Diab, GWBBGC executive director, said in the release. “The Lift Zone also will help us extend our programs and services to even more members.”

The G.W. Buck Boys & Girls Club of Joliet serves more than 1,000 children ages 6 to 18, according to its website. The Joliet club served 3,800 lunches served throughout the summer. Throughout the school year, the club serves 3,600 after school snacks, the website said.

In addition, the club’s summer school program averaged 380 children per day and its after-school attendance averaged 129 children per day, the website said.

The club provides educational programming and tutoring, leadership development, health and life skills, community and civic involvement, and sports, fitness and recreation, its website said.

For more information, visit bgcjoliet.com.