{"id":37181,"date":"2023-09-14T07:03:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T12:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santanderconsumerusa.com\/?p=37181"},"modified":"2024-02-23T15:27:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T21:27:42","slug":"round-2-of-the-2023-santander-consumer-usa-foundation-inc-grantees-are-making-a-great-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santanderconsumerusa.com\/blog\/round-2-of-the-2023-santander-consumer-usa-foundation-inc-grantees-are-making-a-great-impact","title":{"rendered":"Round 2 of the 2023 Â鶹ֱ²¥. Foundation grantees are making a great impact"},"content":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s about making a positive impact. With the next round of Â鶹ֱ²¥. Foundation grantees currently receiving support, more communities are achieving positive outcomes for people in need.<\/p>\n
Charitable investments of all sizes can be beneficial for social and cultural change as demonstrated by the agencies featured here.<\/p>\n In Arizona, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation<\/a> (LISC) is dedicated to helping residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy communities of choice and opportunity. The $25,000 <\/strong>grant renewed this year by the Foundation supports the philanthropic pillars of Financial Inclusion and Economic Mobility while continuing to build capacity toward financial stability in the \u201cDistrito Latino\u201d and Asian Business District, low-to-moderate income (LMI) corridors of Mesa, AZ.<\/p>\n \u201cAs LISC Phoenix works with local partners to upend the racial health, wealth and opportunity gaps in historically neglected neighborhoods along the transit corridor, support from Â鶹ֱ²¥’s Foundation is critical,\u201d said Terry Benelli, LISC Executive Director. \u201cThe LISC Phoenix\/Â鶹ֱ²¥ collaboration provides tools to empower our unique communities and provide small business owners with the resources to sustain and grow their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Benelli, with the help of the Foundation\u2019s grant last year:<\/p>\n The intent is to continue to expand this impact.<\/p>\n Another Round 2 Foundation grant recipient is the National Medal of Honor Museum<\/a> in Texas. The organization\u2019s mission is to commemorate the stories of our nation\u2019s Medal of Honor recipients, uniting Americans around what it means to be patriotic. The Foundation\u2019s funding of $800,000 <\/strong>for this project will help construct the National Medal of Honor Museum through opening and help launch National Medal of Honor Institute programming.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are excited to have Â鶹ֱ²¥ as a partner in this historic project,\u201d said Foundation President and CEO Chris Cassidy. \u201cThis generous gift and partnership will allow us to bring hero stories to life and inspire us all with the values inherent to the Medal of Honor.\u00a0From the classroom to the boardroom, this gift will be felt not just in the Museum in Arlington, but in communities throughout the country and world.\u201d<\/p> The following organizations also are part of recent 2023 recipients.<\/strong><\/p>\n American Red Cross<\/a> (National) <\/strong>Funding will power the Red Cross to assist communities and be ready to help disaster survivors at a moment\u2019s notice and provide disaster recovery.<\/p>\n Bryan\u2019s House<\/a> (Texas)<\/strong> Grant funding will provide therapy and case management support to improve mobility for children with special needs.<\/p>\n Caf\u00e9 Momentum<\/a> (Texas)<\/strong> Grant funding will support the Caf\u00e9 Momentum Internship and Education Program to serve 80+ youth during the grant period and increase intern financial literacy where 90% of interns will complete one or more workshops, open a bank account or use a budget or savings tool and 70% of interns will complete one or more restaurant rotations, qualifying them for independent employment elsewhere.<\/p>\n Family Gateway<\/a> (Texas)<\/strong> Funds will be used for emergency shelter or overflow and for housing-focused case management for families with children entering the emergency shelter program.<\/p>\n Pasco Economic Development Council (EDC)<\/a> (Florida)<\/strong> The Pasco EDC will use this grant to support the local entrepreneur ecosystem specifically as it relates to women, minority and veteran-owned businesses and startups through a scholarship opportunity of up to $3,600 per recipient.<\/p>\n POETIC<\/a> (Texas)<\/strong> Grant funding will help equip youth to avoid the cycle of revictimization and move forward by increasing healthy coping skills, while creating pathways toward financial independence.<\/p>\n Trusted World<\/a> (Texas)<\/strong> Funding will secure the continuation of South Dallas\u2019 just-in-time delivery route that serves individuals within 24-48 hours of requested support by social workers, teachers and police officers.<\/p>\n Vogel Alcove<\/a> (Texas)<\/strong> Funding will support moving children and families from crisis to thriving through the Vogel Alcove Capital and Expansion Campaign at Red Bird that will serve approximately 100 additional children with Vogel Alcove\u2019s childcare services.<\/p>\n\n