DETROIT Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans announced Wednesday a new initiative to provide digital access to every Detroiter within the next five years.
Rocket Mortgage Classic and Rocket Mortgages new Changing the Course initiative aims to provide Detroiters access to the internet, technology and digital literacy training that is the baseline for education and opportunity in todays economy.Officials say as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic overtook Detroit, it unveiled unaddressed, underlying problems facing the city -- with internet access among the most prominent.
Detroiters deserve better.Officials say among U.S. cities with more than 100,000 households, Detroit already ranks as the least connected in the country.
The Rocket Giving Fund will specifically invest in organizations and infrastructure that will make 5G internet technology available across Detroit, officials say.
You can read the full announcement from Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans here.