THE Provident Community Foundation AWARDS OVER $34,000
TO area nonprofit ORGANIZATIONS
NEF RECEIVES $5,000 GRANT FROM THE PROVIDENT BANK - As part of its commitment to the communities it serves, The Provident Bank and its Provident Community Foundation have awarded a $5,000 grant to the Newburyport Education Foundation (NEF). The grant will help NEF continue its Comprehensive Literacy initiative and the successful “Literacy Closets” program. This effort provides reading materials for grades pre-K to 8 and allows teachers to match students with books at their specific reading level in a wide range of subjects. Pictured here are (left to right): NEF Board President and The Provident Bank Assistant Vice President Mark R. Wright; NEF Board Director Ray Nippes, and The Provident Bank Storey Avenue Branch Manager Leanne Corning.
Grants support health care, educational,
social services, childcare and arts organizations
As part of its commitment to the communities it serves, The Provident Bank and its Provident Community Foundation have awarded $34,343 to several area nonprofit organizations for the second quarter of 2011. Newburyport area grant recipients are: Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center ($5,000), Newburyport Education Foundation ($5,000 grant), Pentucket Education Foundation ($5,000 grant), and The Pettengill House ($5,343 grant).
“Greater Newburyport is fortunate to have so many worthwhile organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children, adults and families,” says The Provident Bank president and CEO Charlie Cullen. “We are pleased to recognize and support their important work through the The Provident Community Foundation as well as The Provident Bank’s other philanthropic activities throughout the year.”
The Provident Community Foundation grant recipients in Q2 2011 and their efforts supported are:
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center – The Provident Community Foundation grant of $5,000 will support the Crisis Center’s Domestic Violence High Risk Case Response Team. Formed in 2002 following the murder of Amesbury resident Dorothy Guinta Cotter, the Team identifies and intervenes in the most dangerous cases of reported domestic violence in greater Newburyport. Now in its seventh year, the Team has demonstrated highly favorable outcomes, including no homicides and a minimal two percent re-assault rate.
Newburyport Education Foundation (NEF) – The $5,000 Provident Community Foundation grant will help NEF continue its Comprehensive Literacy initiative and the successful “Literacy Closets” program. This effort provides reading materials for grades pre-K to 8 and allows teachers to match students with books at their specific reading level in a wide range of subjects.
Pentucket Education Foundation – The Provident Community Foundation grant of $5,000 will be used to upgrade and expand the wireless technology capability at Pentucket Regional High School. Once installed, the new infrastructure will allow the school to incorporate 21st century wireless handheld technology learning tools and programs in classrooms.
The Pettengill House – Experiencing an increase in volume of calls for its services, The Pettengill House, Inc., a non-profit community social service agency serving greater Newburyport, will use a $5,343 grant from The Provident Community Foundation to replaced its outdated phone system with a brand new communication system from Net Technologies, Inc., including nine new phones.
The Provident Community Foundation grants awarded to other area nonprofits include: Amesbury Chamber of Commerce & Industrial Foundation ($4,000 grant), Town of Amesbury Summer Recreation Program ($4,500 grant), Jumpstart Youth Connection, Inc. ($4,000 grant), and Child and Family Services of New Hampshire ($1,500).
About The Provident Community Foundation -The Provident Community Foundation is a permanent expression and confirmation of the values of The Provident Bank, a mutual financial institution that operates solely for the benefit of its customers and the communities it serves. The Foundation has provided over $3 million in grants to local community organizations since its inception in 1998.
The Provident Bank is a mutually owned, independent community bank established in 1828 and based in Amesbury, Massachusetts, with full-service locations in Amesbury and Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Exeter, Portsmouth, Seabrook and Hampton, New Hampshire. The Provident Bank is dedicated to the delivery of quality financial products to its customers, providing the highest level of convenience, personal service and value. Service to the community and the professional development of employees are vital to The Provident Bank’s success.
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