- Press Release -
The Nashua Center, a multi-program human services agency founded in 1974, recently received a $5,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The funds were used to provide technical support and training for the staff of the Center’s early intervention program, The Children’s Pyramid (TCP). TCP, established in 1994, provides services to more than 250 children birth to three a year.
“This year the State of New Hampshire instituted an on-line statewide identification system (NHSEIS) for children receiving early intervention services, which required an extensive training regime of all our personnel”, said Brian Young, Executive Director of the Nashua Center. “Bank of America’s grant, allowed our staff to receive the technical support necessary to complete this training in a timely manner, while maintaining our current levels of service. The NHSEIS system has benefited families by providing a more comprehensive assessment of their children’s current levels of development, specific areas of needs to address, future benchmarks, and a seamless document for services after early intervention, if necessary.”
“Supporting organizations like the Nashua Center to deliver vital services to children is one of Bank of America’s community funding priorities in New Hampshire”, said John F. Weeks, president, Bank of America New Hampshire. “We commend the Nashua Center for the great work they do everyday and are proud to support them.”
Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy
Building on a long-standing tradition of investing in the communities it serves, Bank of America will embark in 2009 on a new, ten-year goal to donate $2 billion to nonprofit organizations engaged in improving the health and vitality of their neighborhoods. Funded by Bank of America, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation gave more than $200 million in 2007, making the bank the most generous financial institution in the world and the second largest donor of all U.S. corporations in cash contributions. 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 contributed more than 650,000 hours in 2007 to enhance the quality of life in their communities nationwide. For more information about Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/foundation.