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The donation helps to support its Launcher Entrepreneurship program to help create small businesses in Wilmington and other parts of Delaware.
Lancaster, Pa. (July 30, 2024)– Fulton Forward Foundation, an independent non-profit private foundation funded by Fulton Bank, recently presented a $75,000 grant to West End Neighborhood House, to support its Launcher Entrepreneurship program to help create small businesses in Wilmington and other parts of Delaware.
In the photo, from left to right, are Peter Reitmeyer, Relationship Manager, Fulton Financial Advisors; Paul F. Calistro, Jr., Executive Director of West End Neighborhood House; Kim Lewis, Consumer Sales Manager, Fulton Bank; Kristin Bowen, Launcher Director, West End; and Smokey Glover, Director of Fair & Responsible Banking, Fulton Bank.
“West End Neighborhood House has a long history in helping individuals and families in the Wilmington region gain employment, maintain affordable housing and access quality health care,” said Wm. “Smokey” Glover, Director of Fair & Responsible Banking at Fulton Bank and President of Fulton Forward Foundation. “Our partnership with their organization is an excellent and enduring example of how Fulton is helping change lives for the better across the communities it serves.”
“For 140 years, West End Neighborhood House has helped generations of Delawareans succeed in becoming and remaining self-sufficient,” said Paul F. Calistro, Jr., Executive Director of West End Neighborhood House. “This generous endowment from Fulton will have a big impact on our continued efforts to provide workforce training and education, along with many other areas of support throughout the state.”
Fulton Bank’s Fulton Forward® initiative is focused on building vibrant communities with programs, products and services focused on four key areas: affordable housing and home ownership; job training and workforce development; financial education and economic empowerment; and diversity, equity and inclusion.
At West End Neighborhood House, staff, clients, volunteers, and donors work together to resolve complex social challenges throughout Delaware. Through its outcomes-driven programming, they provide support that meets each of its customer’s unique needs, whether that be in finances, housing, education, employment, or family services. Visit https://westendnh.org/ to learn more about the organization.
About Fulton Bank, N.A.
Headquartered in Lancaster, Pa., Fulton Bank is a premier community bank in the Mid-Atlantic region. As a subsidiary of Fulton Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FULT), a more than $30 billion financial services holding company, Fulton Bank offers a broad array of products and services at more than 200 financial centers across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. At Fulton Bank, we seek to change lives for the better by building strong customer relationships, providing significant community support and empowering more than 3,500 employees to do the same. Through the Fulton Forward® initiative, we’re helping build vibrant communities. Learn more at www.FultonBank.com.
