Bank of America Awards More than $450,000 to Connecticut Nonprofits Addressing Local Workforce Development and Education Needs

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced $477,500 in grants to Connecticut nonprofits, including 27 in Greater Hartford, to help connect the unemployed, underemployed, veterans, youth and those with disabilities to training and employment opportunities.

“These organizations play a critical role in connecting jobseekers to the skills and experience they need to be successful in their searches,” said Kevin Cunningham, Connecticut president, Bank of America.  “As more of our neighbors are able to access these programs, the entire community will benefit.”

Greater Hartford organizations receiving grants:

·         Achieve Hartford

·         Artists’ Collective

·         Blue Hills Civic Association

·         Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford

·         Boys and Girls Clubs of New Britain

·         Camp Courant

·         Compass Youth

·         HEDCO

·         Junior Achievement of Southwest New England

·         Nutmeg Big Brothers-Big Sisters

·         Our Piece of the Pie

·         Billings Forge Community Works

·         Connecticut Institute for the Blind

·         Connecticut Public Broadcasting

·         Connecticut Science Center

·         Greater Hartford Consortium for Education

·         Hartford Public Library

·         Parent Academy

·         Real Art Ways

·         Teach for America

·         Trinity College

·         True Colors

·         WALKS Foundation

·         YMCA of Metro Hartford

·         Center for Latino Progress

·         Upper Albany Main Street Program

·         University of Hartford

Last year, Bank of America invested more than $200 million globally to help address pressing issues, as part of a 10-year goal to invest $2 billion in nonprofit organizations engaged in improving the health and vitality of communities.

For more information, including how qualifying nonprofits can submit an application for grant funding, visitwww.bankofamerica.com/foundation.

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