Bans Parikh, president of Bank of America's Inland Empire region, says the bank is "creating real change in the Inland Empire" with its latest round of grants to local nonprofits.
The grants, totaling $435,000, "help provide the resources and support needed to help build thriving communities long-term," Parikh says in a press release.
Among the recipients: Goodwill Southern California for its Youth Program in San Bernardino, which places low and moderate-income teens in paid summer jobs.GRID Alternatives Inland Empire to provide green job skills training and placement in the renewable technology industry; One Future Coachella Valley to provide college and career pathways program connecting underrepresented youth to career skills training and internships; Michelle's Place Cancer Resource Center to support no-coast mental health resources for cancer patients and their families.
Other organizations included: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Empire; California University of Science and Medicine; Children's Fund; College of the Desert Foundation; Crafton Hills College Foundation; DAP Health; Feeding America Riverside San Bernardino; Find Food Bank; Foothill Family Shelter; Galilee Center; Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council; Growing Inland Achievement; Hope Through Housing Foundation; Inland SoCal United Way; Martha's Village and Kitchen; Think
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