Pasadena, CA – Union Station Homeless Services announced today that it has been awarded a generous $15,000 economic mobility grant from Bank of America. Funds from the grant will support Union Station Homeless Services’ mission of ending homelessness and rebuilding lives in Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley.
The grant was part of $2.4 million in grants made by Bank of America to 84 Los Angeles nonprofits that will advance economic mobility for individuals and families and put them on a path toward financial stability. The local nonprofits receiving funding will help address two key factors improving financial stability: basic needs such as access to food, shelter and health services and access to educational and workforce development services that either give young adults pathways to employment or provide additional opportunities for people to rebuild their careers for better-paying work.
“So many of us are just one life event away from needing to depend on basic needs services such as food banks or shelters, while others – especially from economically disadvantaged areas – remain under-employed lacking the evolving job skills necessary to be part of today’s booming workforce economy,” said Raul A. Anaya, market president for Greater Los Angeles, Bank of America. “But through strategic philanthropic investments into Union Station Homeless Services and the Southland’s incredible nonprofit network, Bank of America is deploying its capital to advance more economic opportunities in the region.”