People's United Bank Donates $5,000 to Triangle, Inc.

People’s United Community Foundation of Eastern Massachusetts, the charitable arm of People’s United Bank (Massachusetts), recently joined Triangle, Inc. and donated $5,000 to their EPIC Service Warriors program.

Triangle works to empower people with disabilities and their families to enjoy rich, fulfilling lives. The EPIC Service Warriors is an education and job readiness program that uses community service projects and leadership development workshops to help youth with disabilities aged 16-24 prepare for independence, gainful employment and higher education.

“Everyone, regardless of ability, should be entitled to a meaningful and enriching life, and Triangle is working each and every day to make that a reality,” said Patrick Sullivan, President of People’s United Bank. “We are proud to partner with them in their efforts, particularly as they are working to prepare young men and women for success through education and workforce development.”

(Pictured: Kevin Noyes, Vice President; Community Development and CRA Officer, Jeff LaFata; EPIC Executive Director; Coleman Nee, Chief Executive Officer, Triangle; and Rick Larkin, Senior Vice President, Regional Manager)

People’s United Community Foundation of Eastern Massachusetts 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 more than 400 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.

In total, the People’s United Community Foundation of Eastern Massachusetts awarded $156,750 in
grants to 33 nonprofits in eastern Massachusetts so far this year. All of the organizations that received grants provide services related to basic needs, affordable housing, social and health services, education, and arts and culture.

“People’s United Community Foundation of Eastern Massachusetts is pleased to carry on its support of the many nonprofits in Eastern Massachusetts that continue to meet the needs of our communities,” said Kevin Noyes, Vice President of Community Development for People’s United Bank.

The following organizations received the grants:

Asian American Civic Association Inc., Boston - $5,000.00
Beverly Historical Society Inc. Beverly - $2,500.00
Boston Trinity Academy Inc., Boston - $5,000.00
Breakthrough Greater Boston Inc., located in Cambridge, benefitting Boston - $3,750.00
Building a Better Beverly Inc., Beverly - $15,000.00
Businesses United in Investing Lending and Development, Boston - $5,000.00
Caritas Communities Inc., located in Braintree benefitting Boston - $10,000.00
Chelsea Collaborative Inc., Chelsea - $2,500.00
Essex County Community Foundation Inc., Danvers - $2,500.00
Food Project Inc., located in Lincoln, benefitting Beverly - $2,500.00
Friends Forever, located in Durham, NH, benefitting Danvers - $2,500.00
Friends of Northshore Education Consortium Inc., Beverly - $10,000.00
Friends of Winthrop School, South Hamilton - $2,500.00
Housing Families, Malden - $5,000.00
Huntington Theatre Company Inc., Boston - $2,500.00
Masconomet Education Foundation, Topsfield - $5,000.00
Massachusetts Downs Syndrome Congress, Inc., Burlington - $2,500.00
Massachusetts Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, located in Southborough,
benefitting a North Shore student - $5,000.00
Merrimack College, Andover - $7,500.00
Montserrat College of Art Inc., Beverly - $11,250.00
North Shore Community Development Coalition Inc., Salem – $2,500.00
Peer Health Exchange, located in Boston, benefitting Malden - $5,000.00
Pingree School Inc., Hamilton - $5,000.00
Plummer Home for Boys, Salem - $5,000.00
Saint Francis Housing Inc., Boston - $3,750.00
Salem State University Foundation Inc., Salem - $5,000.00
SeniorCare Inc., Gloucester benefitting Beverly - $2,500.00
Teach for America, Boston - $2,500.00
Triangle Inc., Malden - $5,000.00
Tri-town Council on Youth and Family Services Inc., Topsfield - $5,000.00
Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc., Boston - $3,000.00
Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation Inc., North Andover - $2,500.00
Young Men’s Christian Association Greater Boston, Woburn - $2,500.00

About People’s United Bank
People's United Bank is a subsidiary of People's United Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company with $39 billion in assets. People’s United Bank, founded in 1842, is a premier, community-based, regional bank in the Northeast offering commercial and retail banking, as well as wealth management services through a network of nearly 400 retail locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.