Longmont to provide free NextLight to low-income schoolchildren

LONGMONT — A new program, “Sharing the NextLight,” is helping low-income children have access to internet services.

Sharing the NextLight provides a free NextLight connection to qualifying low-income Longmont families with children in the St. Vrain Valley Schools. The families would receive free symmetrical 25-megabit connections to their homes, along with combined modem/ wireless routers. The program is a collaboration between the Longmont Community Foundation, Longmont Power & Communications and Longmont Children, Youth and Families.

The first 20 families will start receiving services in March. To be considered, families will apply to Longmont Children, Youth…