American River Bankshares Foundation Funds Five Local Organizations that Serve the Most Vulnerable Women and Children in Our Community
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The American River Bankshares (AMRB) Foundation today announced its 2007
grant recipients, awarding a total of $65,000 to five local non-profit
organizations serving Amador, Placer, Sacramento or Sonoma Counties.
"As the communities in Sacramento, Placer,
Sonoma and Amador Counties continue to grow in record numbers, so do the
needs of the most vulnerable women & children in those communities,”
said David T. Taber, President of the American River Bankshares
Foundation. "This year, the Foundation sought
to fund organizations and programs that provide assistance to those in
crisis situations or that can intervene with at-risk populations before
they head down the road toward crisis.” The AMRB Foundation’s 2007 grant recipients
are as follows: Assistance League of Sacramento in Sacramento County will
receive $10,000 to support Operation School Bell, a program that
provides new school clothing, underwear, shoes and other appropriate
school items to economically disadvantaged children kindergarten
through six grade.
Boys & Girls Club of Healdsburg in Sonoma County will
receive $15,000 to support SMART Girls, a program designed to
encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles in early adolescent girls.
Chicks in Crisis in Sacramento County will receive $15,000 to
support its mission of providing emergency assistance to women in
crisis situations who are facing an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy.
Hospice of Amador in Amador County will receive $15,000 to
support Griefbusters, a program that provides support to grieving
children and enables them to move forward with their lives.
Maryhouse (a program of Sacramento Loaves & Fishes) in
Sacramento County will receive $10,000 to support its Breakfast
Program, which gives homeless women and children the opportunity to
start each day with a hot, full meal.
The mission of the AMRB Foundation is to support organizations that
create opportunity, enhance self-esteem and provide physical and
emotional well-being for the most vulnerable women and children.
Proposals were accepted to fund either the general operations of an
organization’s mission or a specific program
relating to women and children. Each proposal is vetted by a volunteer
employee committee, which then recommends a list of ten applicants for
funding consideration to the Foundation’s
Board of Directors.
About the American River Bankshares
Foundation
The American River Bankshares Foundation was established in July 2004 to
fulfill the shared vision of American River Bank (NASDAQ:AMRB), Bank of
Amador and North Coast Bank to give back meaningfully to local
organizations based in the communities in which the three Banks do
business. The Foundation receives 100% of its donations and is supported
by the three Banks, their employees, friends and the Board of Directors
of American River Bankshares. For more information on the Foundation,
please call (916) 231-6717.
