National program awards grants of $1 million in two years NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MetLife Foundation today announced that it is awarding $500,000 among 12 nonprofit community development groups in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area as part of its 2010 Community Development Initiative. The organizations are being recognized for leadership and excellence in implementing affordable housing and economic development activities that increase access and opportunity in diverse lower-income neighborhoods. The groups received grants of up to $50,000 each. Since 2009, MetLife Foundation has awarded $1 million through the Community Development Initiative.
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FARMINGTON -- Franklin Savings Bank's Community Development Foundation has awarded $33,000 college scholarships to 12 local students. The scholarships are $3,000 each, although one school, Madison, opted to split the amount between two students. The 2011 Franklin Scholars are as follows. Mt. Blue High School: Michaela M. Yeaton, of Farmington, daughter of Delana Yeaton and the late Steven Yeaton, plans to major in business economics at the University of Maine at Farmington; Bethany Frazier, of Industry, daughter of Clifford Frazier and Linda Wyman, plans to major in business at St. Joseph's College.
DENVER, Dec. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Home Depot Foundation announced the recipients of the 2010 Awards of Excellence for Sustainable Community Development. The awards recognize cities with successful development and implementation of sustainability plans, including cultivating public-private partnerships, multi- faceted data collection and integrated feedback, resulting in a more sustainable community. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081022/NLCLOGO)
The Community Development Corporation of Long Island accepted a $60,000 check from the Citi Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citibank that gives out money for economic growth. The Community Development Corporation accepted the grant, which will go toward their foreclosure prevention program, on Monday at their 40th anniversary celebration.
Neal joins Community Foundation WOOSTER -- Lacie M. Neal has been named development coordinator at the Wayne County Community Foundation. It is a new position at the foundation, and provides a greater focus and support to the implementation of the WCCF's strategic plans for growth and donor cultivation.
Pat Potts believes we all have the responsibility to leave the world a little better than we found it. Potts' determination to do her share led to her improving the efficiency of nonprofits statewide through founding and directing the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits for more than 20 years. She also co-founded the Community Resource Development Foundation and serves as president of its successor, the Potts Family Foundation. The foundation "has focused on building statewide leadership to change some of Oklahoma's negative statistics to ones that make us a showcase in the development of human capital and consequent educational attainment and economic growth," she said.
WASHINGTON, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ASPIRA Association and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, along with media partners, today launched a national communications campaign titled "ASPIRA y Aprende a Invertir" targeted to the Latino community to promote the importance of investing. This initiative builds on the rich bilingual educational resources already available on aspira.org, which ASPIRA has developed with support from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation in order to help Latinos make better and more informed financial investments decisions," indicated Ronald Blackburn-Moreno, President and CEO of the ASPIRA Association. John Gannon, President of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, commented that "our foundation has recently made a significant grant to th...
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