Webster Bank Announces Launch of Finance Lab With Eagle Academy Foundation
Webster Bank and Eagle Academy Foundation have launched the Webster/Eagle Academy Finance Lab to empower students with essential financial skills. This initiative is backed by a $100,000 grant from the Webster Bank Charitable Foundation. The lab will provide finance software and curriculum to students across six schools in New York City and Newark, N.J. Following a successful launch in Yonkers, Webster aims to expand this initiative further. The program emphasizes financial education, youth leadership, and workforce development, reinforcing Webster's commitment to community support and economic empowerment.
- Launch of the Webster/Eagle Academy Finance Lab enhances financial empowerment for youth.
- $100,000 grant supports essential finance software and curriculum.
- Continued partnership with Eagle Academy Foundation strengthens community engagement.
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STAMFORD, CT / ACCESSWIRE / March 1, 2023 / Webster Bank, together with Eagle Academy Foundation, today launched the opening of the Webster/Eagle Academy Finance Lab, a program created to provide students in their schools to gain the skills needed for economic empowerment and financial success. The program is funded by a
The Webster/Eagle Academy Finance Lab expands a signature initiative of Webster Bank designed to help Webster's partners in low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities expand financial empowerment opportunities for youth. The grant funds finance software and curriculum for students enrolled in Eagle Academy's six schools - one in each New York City borough and one in Newark, N.J.
The Eagle Academy location is the second in a series of Finance Labs Webster is funding throughout its footprint from New York to New England in the coming months.
"Following the successful launch of our first Finance Lab in Yonkers earlier this year, Webster is pleased to invest
To celebrate the launch, Eagle Academy students and alumni heard from Donald Ruff, President & CEO of the Eagle Academy Foundation, John Ciulla, President & CEO of Webster Bank, Javier Evans, Chief Human Resources Officer and Matthew Smith, Head of Banking as a Service and Digital Banking about their paths into the banking industry, careers in finance and why creating opportunities for financial empowerment matters.
Webster's partnership with Eagle Academy is reflective of its continuing support of programs that address financial empowerment, workforce development, community development and human services and basic needs. Webster's volunteerism initiatives also will play a key role in the partnership.
"The partnership that The Eagle Academy Foundation enjoys with Webster Bank and its predecessor, Sterling, is an ideal model for corporate engagement. EAF's expanded vision for young men of color, "Eagles Soaring Beyond," includes financial empowerment, and Webster has committed to developing pathways for Eagle students through awareness, education, and career pathways. Eagle Nation is grateful for all the ways that we partner with Webster, and we look forward to even further collaborations," said Ruff.
The Eagle Academy Foundation develops and supports a network of all-male, grades 6 -12, college-preparatory schools in challenged, urban communities. The Eagle Academies consist of six traditional public schools in New York City and Newark, New Jersey and serve over 4,000 scholars and alumni.
About Webster
Webster Bank ("Webster") is a leading commercial bank in the Northeast that provides a wide range of digital and traditional financial solutions across three differentiated lines of business: Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking and its HSA Bank division, one of the country's largest providers of employee benefits solutions. Headquartered in Stamford, CT, Webster is a values-driven organization with
About Eagle Academy Foundation
The Eagle Academy Foundation is a game-changing non-profit organization, dedicated to improving educational, career, and life outcomes for young men of color in New York City and across the country through education, mentoring, and post-secondary support. The foundation developed and supports the Eagle Academy schools-a network of six traditional public schools serving young men from marginalized communities across the five boroughs of New York City and Newark, N.J. For more information, visit eafny.org and follow The Eagle Academy Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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