PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2005--'Tis the season of
giving, and 14 community groups in Arizona are being awarded more than
$30,000 in grants by the U.S. Bancorp Foundation. Hope Levin, regional
president for U.S. Bank in Arizona, announced the artistic and
cultural enrichment, education, economic opportunity and human
services grants.
"These community organizations are the cornerstone of the Arizona
community," said Levin. "They help improve the quality of life by
providing cultural and education opportunities, as well as funding
basic needs of human services. This benefits all Arizonans."
U.S. Bancorp is providing grants to the following nonprofit
organizations:
- Arizona Center for Consumer Education - to enhance its
financial education programs that educate the public on sound
personal financial skills and money management principles;
- Arizona Opera - to supports its free "Opera Soup" school
touring program;
- Arizona Saves, Inc. - for operating support of its programs
that build financial sufficiency;
- Community Housing Resources of Arizona - to provide operating
support allowing the nonprofit to promote fair and equal
housing opportunities for low-income Phoenix residents;
- Fountain Hills Community Theater, Inc. - for its youth theater
and education programs that provide rich theatrical and
educational experiences;
- HomeBase Youth Shelter - to help fund its Transitional Living
Program that supports homeless youth;
- Homeward Bound - to assist with operating support so it can
continue to provide transitional housing for the homeless and
families with children suffering from domestic violence;
- Housing for Mesa, Inc. - to provide operating support that
will enable the organization to provide homebuyer education
courses, individual counseling to take down barriers to home
ownership, and acquire and rehabilitate affordable housing for
low-income first-time homebuyer families;
- Jobs for Arizona's Graduates - for operating support that will
assist its programs which help young people stay in school and
acquire the academic, personal, leadership and vocational
skills they will need to be successful upon graduation;
- Maryvale Revitalization Corporation - to provide general
operating support to help the organization promote and
facilitate the revitalization of the Maryvale community;
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul - for operating support that
will allow the Society to continue serving working families,
homeless and low-income people across central and northern
Arizona;
- Tempe Family YMCA - to assist with its Prepare to S.W.I.M.
program;
- Brandon Webb's K Foundation - to provide funding for the K is
for Knowledge program that strives to help at-risk youth and
their families throughout Arizona; and
- Valley Youth Theatre - for its Literacy and the Arts program
that benefits inner-city school children by bringing unique
educational and cultural experiences to thousands of our
community's future leaders.
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largest financial holding company in the United States. The company
operates 2,411 banking offices and 4,999 ATMs in 24 states, and
provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance,
investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to
consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp is home of the
Five Star Service Guarantee in which the company pays customers if
certain key banking benefits and services are not met. U.S. Bancorp is
the parent company of U.S. Bank. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at
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CONTACT: U.S. Bank
Amy Frantti, 612-303-0733