First Financial Bank announced Tuesday that it had awarded about $35,000 in grant funding to several service organizations in Northern Kentucky.
The grants were part of a large annual fundraising effort throughout the Midwest region that saw the bank raise about $550,000.
“Supporting our clients and communities has always reflected who we are as a bank,” said Roddell McCullough, chief corporate responsibility officer for First Financial in a pres release. “Every year of our annual grant campaign brings us new optimism around the positive impacts we’re delivering through our local partners.”
The organizations in Northern Kentucky that received awards were the Brighton Center, Brighton Properties, Be Concerned, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Covington, Learning Grove and Life Learning Center.
“We are deeply grateful to the First Financial Foundation for helping Life Learning Center candidates and members meet essential basic needs that make finding and sustaining gainful employment possible,” said Alecia Webb-Edgington, president of Life Learning Center. “Without this generous support, many would go without the critical items necessary to focus fully on their personal and professional goals. We are honored to partner with an organization that understands how vital it is to help people get back on their feet and reenter the workforce with confidence and stability.”