KeyBank基金会向缅因州两家机构投入25万美元：15万助Lewiston青少年项目，10万加强社区健康工作者计划
KeyBank 基金会10月30日宣布，向缅因州两家机构合计投入25万美元，支持青少年发展、就业准备与社区健康：其中15万美元拨给位于 Lewiston 的 Tree Street Youth，10万美元拨给 MaineHealth。
拨给 Tree Street Youth 的15万美元为期三年，支持其 BRANCHES 项目（Becoming Responsible Adults 'N Cultivating Higher Education Success）。该项目每年服务约1200名青少年，提供学业支持、导师陪伴、社会情感发展、就业准备训练以及大学与职业准备。执行主任 Julia Sleeper 表示，这笔投入将加强机构陪伴青少年走过学校与人生关键转折的能力，深化导师、学业与职业探索方面的工作。
MaineHealth 获得的10万美元为期两年，用于加强其社区健康工作者（Community Health Worker）计划，帮助个人与家庭对接医疗系统，并连接住房不稳定、食物不足、交通障碍与经济困难等方面的资源。KeyBank 自2021年起就支持这一计划。
KeyBank 基金会首席执行官 Eric Fiala 表示，这两笔投入体现基金会扩大机会、加强社区的承诺，两家机构都在以务实的社区方案应对重要挑战。KeyBank 缅因州市场总裁 Tony DiSotto 表示，基金会为支持帮助缅因州居民改善教育、经济与健康成果的机构感到自豪。
来源：ACCESS Newswire：KeyBank基金会投资缅因州青少年与健康公平（KeyBank发布）
KeyBank Foundation Commits $250,000 in Maine: $150,000 for Lewiston Youth Program, $100,000 for Community Health Workers
The KeyBank Foundation announced on October 30 that it has committed a combined $250,000 to two Maine organizations supporting youth development, workforce readiness and community health: $150,000 to Tree Street Youth in Lewiston and $100,000 to MaineHealth.
The three-year, $150,000 grant supports Tree Street Youth's BRANCHES program (Becoming Responsible Adults 'N Cultivating Higher Education Success) in Lewiston. Serving approximately 1,200 young people each year, the program provides academic support, mentoring, social-emotional development, workforce readiness training, and college and career preparation. Executive Director Julia Sleeper said the investment strengthens the organization's ability to walk alongside young people through critical transitions in school and life.
MaineHealth received $100,000 over two years to enhance its Community Health Worker initiative, which helps individuals and families navigate healthcare systems and connect with resources addressing housing instability, food insecurity, transportation barriers and financial hardship. KeyBank has supported the initiative since 2021.
Eric Fiala, CEO of the KeyBank Foundation, said the investments reflect the foundation's commitment to expanding opportunity and strengthening communities. Tony DiSotto, Maine Market President for KeyBank, said the bank is proud to support organizations helping Maine residents achieve better educational, economic and health outcomes.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：位于缅因州 Lewiston 的市政厅，Tree Street Youth 的 BRANCHES 项目就在这座城市服务青少年。照片：Kenneth C. Zirkel 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Lewiston City Hall in Maine, the city where Tree Street Youth's BRANCHES program serves young people. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
