PARCHMENT, Mich.– Advia Credit Union announced its Advia Foundation has awarded $14,000 in Advancing Lives Grants to four nonprofit organizations that are creating change, improving lives and driving progress within its membership area.
Advia serves 180,000 members across Michigan, southeast Wisconsin and northeast Illinois.
“We’re proud to support nonprofits that are making a significant and lasting impact on several groups within our communities,” said Nancy Loftis, president of Advia Foundation. “We hope that the Advancing Lives Grants provide positive reinforcement as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to burden many of these organizations financially.”
The recipients and projects of the Advancing Lives Grants are:
- Kalamazoo Youth Development Network in Michigan received a grant to fund science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) kits for children in its summer programs, supporting an area of growth for Kalamazoo youth that can lead to future career interests.
- Michigan-based Primary Focus with Provided Help Association received funding to provide technology that will support structural rehabilitative programs for female criminal offenders struggling to sustain employment and housing as they transition back into society.
- Home of the Sparrow in Illinois, a homeless shelter with several programs, received a grant to provide shelter, support and programming to women so they can achieve self-sufficiency and re-enter their communities as contributing members to the economy.
- TeenServe, located in Plainwell, Mich. in 2021, received funding to purchase materials needed for free painting, wheelchair ramp installation, carpentry and basic home repairs for individuals who are financially or physically disabled in Allegan County.