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Bank of America Charitable Foundation donates $300,000
YMCA, Urban League and Community Health Services, Inc. set to collaborate in neighborhood initiatives
October 1, 2007
HARTFORD, CT— The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $300,000 grant to the YMCA of Greater Hartford for the construction of the New North Hartford YMCA Family and Community Center, of which $100,000 was granted to the Urban League of Greater Hartford and Community Health Services, Inc. (CHS) for collaborative programming.
While all three agencies already provide services to residents of North Hartford, this collaboration will provide not only YMCA programming, but additional community services, education, youth and family development, and community health services to residents of Clay Arsenal, Upper Albany, and Northeast neighborhoods.
"This grant from Bank of America will help keep the YMCA moving forward with our commitment to serve the neighborhoods of Hartford. It’s an opportunity to be a part of the North Hartford community and working closely with our neighbors, the Urban League of Greater Hartford and Community Health Services. It’s all about collaboration, children, families, neighborhoods and communities,” said Kevin Washington, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Hartford.
Susan A. Rottner, Connecticut President for Bank of America, said, “We are proud to support the YMCA not only in bringing a new facility to Albany Avenue, but in creating a collaboration with the Urban League of Greater Hartford and Community Health Services. Bank of America takes its responsibilities to the Hartford community very seriously and we are pleased this effort will make our city a better place to live."
The new YMCA facility will be constructed adjacent to CHS’s exisiting location, and the Urban League of Greater Hartford will create a satellite for its Woodland Avenue office on the second floor of the new YMCA facility—creating an operation center in the neighborhood it primariliy serves. Construction of the North Hartford YMCA is anticipated to begin later this year or early 2008.
With the establishment of the new North Hartford YMCA Family and Community Center, the three organizations will be the largest community service organizations serving the Clay Arsenal and Upper Albany and other North Hartford neighborhoods.
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Bank of America has awarded a grant of $200,000 to the YMCA of Greater Hartford for the construction of the New YMCA Family and Community Center in North Hartford, and $100,000 to the Urban League of Greater Hartford, and Community Health Services, Inc. (CHS) for collaborative programming. With the establishment of the new YMCA Family and Community Center, the three organizations will be the largest community service organizations serving the Clay Arsenal and Upper Albany and other North Hartford neighborhoods. Pictured together with students from the YMCA after school program at the Annie Fisher School are from left to right: James Willingham, President/CEO, Urban League of Greater Hartford; Kevin Washington, President/CEO, YMCA of Greater Hartford; Susan Rottner, President, Bank of America; and Michael Sherman, CEO, Community Health Services |
The YMCA of Greater Hartford is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) charitable organization which serves more than 107,000 people in 41 towns across the Capital Region. YMCA programs put the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility into practice to build healthy spirit, mind and body for all participants.
Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy
Bank of America has embarked on an unprecedented 10-year goal to give $1.5 billion to nonprofit organizations engaged in improving the quality and vitality of their neighborhoods. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation will give more than $200 million in 2007, making the bank one of the most generous corporate donors in the world. Bank of America approaches giving through a national strategy called "neighborhood excellence" under which it works with local leaders to identify and meet the most pressing needs of individual communities. Through Team Bank of America, bank associate volunteers contribute more than 500,000 hours each year to improve the quality of life in their communities nationwide. For more information about Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/foundation.
Contact: Natalie Zembrzuski, YMCA, 860-522-9622 ext: 2309
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