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Local Non-Profit Organizations Receive $156,000 in Grants From Union Savings Bank Foundation

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Time: 3:05 PM

PHOTO CAPTION: Union Savings Bank President and CEO John Kline (far left) and Board of Trustees President Thomas Frizzell (far right) are the 2009-2010 USB Foundation grant recipients during the Foundation’s November 4th grant breakfast held at the Galleria atrium, 225 Main Street, Danbury

As we approach the holiday season, it's great to see my favorite bank stepping up and assisting non-profit agencies.

From the Union Savings Bank Press Release:

To help address some of the Greater Danbury community’s most pressing human service needs, the Union Savings Bank Foundation has distributed $156,000 to 21 local organizations which provide essential programs and services to benefit children, families and the elderly.

The Union Savings Bank Foundation Grants Committee placed special emphasis on funding services such as emergency shelter and food assistance this year, as many members of our communities have been adversely affected by the troubled economy. Youth education, job skills training, and low-cost health care programs were also given priority.

The foundation's 2009-2010 grants represent a 7% increase in dollars allocated (from $145,500 in 2008). Since the USB Foundation was created in 1999, it has provided 175 grants totaling $1,135,530 to more than 100 not-for-profit organizations.

At The Amos House in Danbury, a USB Foundation grant will help fund a transitional living program for homeless families and individuals. “For the past 20 years, The Amos House has helped families and individuals work toward and meet the goals to help them achieve self-sufficiency,” said Executive Director Gladys McFarland. “The Foundation’s grant will help us continue to offer these essential services in 2010.”

In Newtown, a grant will provide support to the free medical clinic at Kevin’s Community Center. At Kent Village Housing for the Elderly, three kitchens will be replaced at the Templeton Farm Apartments facility.

“The USB Foundation’s goal this year is to support those who have been most affected by our difficult economy,” said Union Savings Bank President and CEO John C. Kline. “The agencies and services that have received grants are helping re-train those who have lost their jobs, provide free or low cost health care, safe housing and shelter and support to parents and children. The Foundation’s distribution of $156,000 this year to 21 worthy organizations is in addition to the approximately $800,000 donated by the bank from earnings in 2009.”

Organizations interested in submitting proposals to the Union Savings Bank Foundation for consideration in the 2010-2011 grant process may download an application form at Union Savings.com , or obtain a form by contacting Maureen Powers at 203.830.4202. Applications for the USB Foundation’s next grant process will be accepted between June 1st and August 31st, 2010.

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