HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island Awards Grant to College Crusade
July 22, 2021
(Warwick, RI) – July 22, 2021 – The HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island recently awarded a grant to College Crusade to support the College Crusade’s comprehensive college access and success program, which serves 4,200 low-income and first-generation students every year. College Crusade is one of the 12 are organizations to receive a total of $85,000 in grants from the HarborOne Foundation Rhode Island. Year to date, the Foundation has invested over $220,000 to benefit individuals and families across Rhode Island.
The other grantees include:
MENTOR Rhode Island received a $22,500 grant to support the operation and reinvigoration of its 7 direct-service mentoring programs post COVID pandemic.
College Crusade of Rhode Island received a $10,000 grant to support the College Crusade’s comprehensive college access and success program, which serves 4,200 low-income and first-generation students every year.
Festival Ballet Providence received a $10,000 grant to support Derrick Jerrell Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund which provides tuition assistance for promising dance students of color with a mission to expand diversity within the classical and modern dance community.
Year Up Rhode Island received a $10,000 grant to support the workforce development program which prepares young adults aged 18-24 for entry-level middle-skilled roles with top employers in RI.
Crossroads Rhode Island received a $5,000 grant that will help provide supportive services to the residents of Crossroads’ Harold Lewis House –a supportive residence, which houses at any single time 14 chronic and high-acuity elderly, and veteran formerly homeless individuals.
Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center received a $5,000 grant that will help to maintain the crisis counseling and support group program that services individuals affected by domestic violence and sexual assault.
Shri Service Corps received a $5,000 grant to support their Yoga Outreach Program and the Student Task Force which was created in response to COVID-19, to support students and agencies access virtual classes, learn new technology and break the technology gap experienced by many low to moderate income individuals.
Sojourner House Inc. received a $5,000 grant that will help to provide crisis response and supportive services to victims of abuse in Rhode Island.
The Providence Center received a $5,000 grant that will help their COVID-19 Emergency Fund meet the urgent need for mental health and substance use services to the over 850 children and adults experiencing psychiatric crisis throughout the state of Rhode Island as a result of the pandemic.
FirstWorks received a $2,500 grant to support FirstWorks Education Program which aims to level the playing field for 5,000+ under-resourced RI students by tethering arts to academics such as science and literacy.
Mount Hope Learning Center received a $2,500 grant to help provide program and operating support for their cornerstone educational support programs that serve 100-150 students in grades K through 5th grade at Martin Luther King Elementary School and grades 6 - 8th at Nathan Bishop Middle School.
Read to Succeed received a $2,500 grant to support the Summer Reading Program. This innovative program helps keep South Providence's low-income students from falling behind and encourages these students, through scholarships, to focus on attending college.
About HarborOne Bank
HarborOne Bank, headquartered in Massachusetts, serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses, and municipalities throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island through a network of 30 full-service banking centers and commercial loan offices.
The Bank also provides a range of educational resources through “HarborOne U,” with free digital content, webinars, and recordings for small business and personal financial education. HarborOne Mortgage, LLC, a subsidiary of HarborOne Bank, provides mortgage lending services throughout New England and other states.
