Dime Foundation Awards a $3,000 Grant to the Reliance House, Inc.

Dime Bank Foundation has awarded a $3,000 grant to the Reliance House for their “Teamworks Program”. Teamworks is a psychosocial rehabilitation day program whose purpose is to assist members in achieving goals aimed toward recovery. The grant will help fund their Gardening Club and “Yard Beautification Project” at 124 Laurel Hill Avenue in Norwich. This project will help individuals become more independent and self-sufficient by learning how to grow their own produce, and will also add to the aesthetics of the neighborhood. Reliance House, Inc. has served Norwich and its surrounding communities for over 36 years. The mission of Reliance House is to partner with adults experiencing mental health, addiction, and developmental disabilities to enhance the quality of their lives. Today, the organization serves over 800 individuals annually and employs approximately 250 staff. About Dime Bank Foundation In 1998, Dime Bank established the Dime Foundation enabling the bank to support and give back to the communities it serves. The foundation provides funding for charitable, cultural, literary, scientific, and educational non-profit organizations. The foundation accepts applications on a year-round basis. For more information about the Dime Bank Foundation, visit https://dime-bank.com/dime-foundation.php. About Dime Bank Established in 1869, Dime Bank is a mutual bank with nearly $730 million in assets and 11 convenient branch locations throughout southeastern/shoreline Connecticut and Westerly, Rhode Island. As a full-service financial institution, Dime offers consumer and commercial banking, home mortgages, trust services and through Dime Investment Services (a subsidiary of Dime Bank) – insurance and investments – all delivered with a personal touch. BauerFinancial, Inc., a national bank rating firm, recognized Dime Bank, as one of the strongest banks in the nation. For more information about Dime Bank, visit dime-bank.com.