Resources for Parents
The Westwood Community School District is working to help build awareness about the Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The new long-term benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to afford internet service.
The $14 billion Affordable Connectivity Program provides a discount of up to a $30 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on qualifying Tribal lands. The benefit also provides up to a $100 per household discount toward a one-time purchase of a computer, laptop, or tablet if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase through a participating broadband provider.
A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:
- Has an income that is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines;
- Participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance, SSI, WIC, or Lifeline;
- Participates in one of several Tribal specific programs, such as Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribal Head Start (only households meeting the relevant income qualifying standard) Tribal TANF, or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations;
- Is approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision;
- Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; or
- Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating broadband provider’s existing low-income program.
Affordable Connectivity Program enrollment opened on December 31, 2021. Eligible households can enroll through a participating broadband provider or by (1) going to ACPBenefit.org to submit an online application or print a mail-in application and (2) contacting their preferred participating broadband provider and selecting a plan. Additional information about the Emergency Broadband Benefit is available at www.fcc.gov/ACP, or by calling 877-384-2575 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET any day of the week.
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Beaumont Teen Health Center - Westwood
25912 Annapolis Inkster, MI 48141 (313) 565-2174 Hello Parents, Teachers, Staff, and Students, The Beaumont Teen Health Center – Westwood is a school-based health center located next to Tomlinson Middle School. We provide medical and mental health services to youth ages 10 to 21 years old living in Wayne County. The center is funded in part by the Oakwood Foundation, Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan Department of Education with support from the Westwood School District. We are open Monday through Friday. Please call our office at 313-565-2174 for office hours & appointments. The clinic is open year round. The Beaumont Teen Health Center – Westwood Staff
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Comcast
In response, please be advised that Comcast has increased the speeds of its Internet Essentials home internet service from 15/2 Mbps to 25/3 Mbps. Additionally, households who enroll now will be eligible for 60 days of complimentary service. The formal announcement is attached for your reference and is also available here. As a reminder, Internet Essentials provides $9.95 per month home internet service exclusively to low-income households.
Update: Comcast announced late Friday, 3/13/2020 that it is suspending enforcement of its data cap and overage fees for 60 days during the coronavirus pandemic.
Comcast is also making its Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots free for anyone to use. Millions of the hotspots are scattered throughout the country; you can find hotspot locations here.
Everyoneon.org
EveryoneOn is a national nonprofit that creates social and economic opportunities by connecting everyone to the internet. Since 2012, EveryoneOn has facilitated access to affordable technology solutions–in-home internet service, desktops and laptops–and free digital literacy trainings through our offer locator tool, cross-sector partnerships, and local programming efforts. We work closely with schools, public housing communities, and other diverse organizations to facilitate internet adoption.
Charter
* Charter will offer free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days to households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription at any service level up to 100 Mbps. To enroll call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived for new student households.
* Charter will partner with school districts to ensure local communities are aware of these tools to help students learn remotely.
* For eligible low-income households without school-aged children, Charter continues to offer
AT&T
- Up to $10 per month (plus taxes)
- 10 Mbps
- No term commitment
- No deposit
- No installation fee
- In-home Wi-Fi modem included
Find out if Access from AT&T is in your area: Click here.
Frontier Fundamental Internet Service
- $19.99 per month (plus taxes), includes $14.99 for service and $5 router charge
- Speeds range depending on type of service
- No term commitment
- No installation fee
Find out if Frontier Fundamental Internet is in your area: Click here.
Spectrum Internet Assist
- $14.99 a month (plus taxes)
- $5 more per month for in-home WiFi
- 30 Mbps
- No term commitment
- Modm included
Find out if Spectrum is in your area: Click here.
T-mobile
https://www.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-update-on-covid-19-response
The benefits of EmpowerED 2.0.
- Participating schools can receive up to $200 per student to put toward mobile internet devices, including hotspots, laptops, and tablets.
- 24-month service agreement required. See full terms
- Sign a two-year contract on a qualifying unlimited plan for $20/month
- During congestion, the small fraction of customers using >50GB/mo. may notice reduced speeds until the next bill cycle due to data prioritization. Video typically streams on smartphone/tablet at 480p. Unlimited on our network.
- Reliable service and support.
- Count on planning, implementation, deployment support, and content filtering to help prevent access to inappropriate content.
tel:877-634-0256
WOW
WOW (Wide Open West) also provides cable service to parts of Dearborn. Plans appear to start at $34.99/month