People’s United Community Foundation Awards Grant to RITE Program
The People’s United Community Foundation recently awarded Family Centers a grant to help Fairfield County residents re-enter the workforce and improve their employment status.
The $5,000 gift will benefit the Reaching Independence Through Employment (RITE) program – a Family Centers initiative that provides free vocational counseling, career guidance, and job skills training to hundreds of Stamford and Greenwich residents. The RITE program also offers free computer classes, resume critiques, mock interviews and other services to help give local job searchers a leg up in this difficult job market.
Established in 2007, People’s United Community Foundation was formed to help support programs and activities that enhance the quality of life for citizens in the communities that People’s United Bank serves. People’s United Bank, founded in 1842 and serving customers from New York to Maine through a network of 418 branches, is the largest independent bank headquartered in New England. The Foundation places special emphasis on programs designed to promote economic self-sufficiency, education and improved conditions for low-income families and neighborhoods. The funding priorities of the Foundation include community development, youth development, and affordable housing.
Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education and human services to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 2,400 professionals and trained volunteers work together to provide a wide range of responsive, innovative programs. A United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, Family Centers is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The agency is licensed by the State of Connecticut Departments of Public Health and Children and Families. Visit www.familycenters.org for additional information.
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