Vermont Business Magazine People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, Monday announced that it awarded $134,629 in Vermont during its first grant cycle of 2018. Funding was allocated to 18 nonprofit organizations in support of activities that ranged from basic needs services and affordable housing initiatives, to education and workforce development programs.
Grant recipients included:
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Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro
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Boys & Girls Club of Burlington
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Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
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Family Place Inc
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Groundworks Collaborative
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HomeShare Vermont
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Howard Center Inc
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Intervale Center
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Lund Family Center Inc
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Martha's Kitchen
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Mercy Connections Inc.
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Middlebury Transitional Care Coalition Inc
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Special Olympics Vermont
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Spectrum Youth & Family Services
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Strolling of the Heifers, Inc.
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The Mentor Connector
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Vermont Foodbank
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Vermont Works for Women
The People’s United Community Foundation also contributed 16 percent of its funding to local United Way organizations across its footprint through the People’s United Bank employee match campaign. Recipients inVermont included United Way of Windham County, United Way of Vermont Bennington County, United Way of Northwest VT, United Way of Addison County, Green Mountain United Way, United Way of Lamoille County, and United Way of Rutland County.
“We are proud to partner with and show our ongoing support for the hundreds of nonprofit organizations across our footprint that have dedicated countless hours to having a positive impact on their local communities, and to bringing change to the lives of local residents and businesses,” said Karen Galbo, Executive Director of the Foundation.
In total, People’s United Community Foundation awarded $1,133,632 during its first grant cycle of 2018 to 177 organizations throughout the communities it serves in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The grants were disseminated in alignment with the foundations’ three areas of focus, including 39 percent to community and economic development, 29 percent to youth development, and 16 percent to affordable housing initiatives.
For a detailed list of organizations that People’s United Community Foundation supported during the first grant cycle of 2018, visitwww.pucf.org.
About People’s United Community Foundation:
People’s United Community Foundation helps support programs and activities that enhance the quality of life for citizens in the communities that People’s United Bank serves. People's United Bank is a subsidiary of People's United Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company with over $44 billion in assets. People’s United Bank, founded in 1842, is a premier, community-based, regional bank in the Northeast offering commercial and retail banking, as well as wealth management services through a network of over 400 retail locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Source: 4.23.2018 People’s United Community Foundationwww.pucf.org