Citizens Bank has given $400,000 in grant awards to 20 Massachusetts nonprofit organizations to fund housing and emergency shelter programming for homeless individuals and families.
Some of the grant recipients include Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion, Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance Inc. and the New England Center for Homeless Veterans.
"We understand that homelessness is a pervasive and complex issue that demands the attention of corporations, non-profits and government to help our neighbors in need," Jerry Sargent, president of Citizens Bank and RBS Citizens, Massachusetts, said in a statement. "That is why we invest in community partners that play key roles in both helping people before they get to that point and locating, engaging and providing shelter and services to those who are homeless across Massachusetts."