GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – An area bank is making a difference in the community it was founded in.
Associated Bank announced it is investing $1 million in regional nonprofits to strengthen the Greater Green Bay and Fox Cities region.
“Northeast Wisconsin is the birthplace of Associated Bank. We are doubling down on our commitments to meet the evolving needs of the communities we have served for more than 160 years,” said Dennis DeLoye, of Associated Bank. “We are focusing our support in the areas our colleagues, customers and community partners have told us are most important for the area to thrive.”
Associated Bank will donate $100,000 to each of the following organizations over five years:
Catalpa Health, a pediatric outpatient mental health and wellness organization that serves more than 9,000 kids annually through-clinics in Appleton, Oshkosh and Waupaca, in addition to over 50 school-based therapy sites.
Bay Area Workforce Development Board, an organization dedicated to meeting business and job seeker needs today, and striving to build, develop and sustain the skilled workforce of tomorrow.
Family Services, a non-profit, human services agency offering more than 35 programs that support the people of Northeast Wisconsin during challenges and transitions in their lives.
N.E.W. Community Clinic, a community partner providing mental health, dental, medical assistance, and outreach care to Green Bay residents who are uninsured or on BadgerCare Plus, or Medicaid.
And a commitment of $300,000 will be provided to local college and chamber of commerce programs, including:
$150,000 over five years to support both the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College scholarship programs and scholarships for low- to moderate-income (LMI) students attending University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin School of Business. These local Green Bay commitments will help make college accessible for need-based students and encourage a path towards graduation with recuring scholarships supporting and elevating the local community.
$150,000 over three years to support the Greater Green Bay Chamber’s food based and consumer products small business incubator program. This is the second phase of the chamber’s incubator program, which focuses on small businesses under one million dollars in revenue and minority-owned businesses.
