Partnering in our Communities

Bristol County Savings Bank and the Attleboro YMCA have developed an extensive relationship, establishing both as community leaders. The Bank supported the Y’s 150th Anniversary Gala with a $25,000 grant which helped celebrate a true milestone for the organization. The Attleboro YMCA also received $22,500 in funding from the Foundation in support of its Student Leadership Collaborative and its Annual Best Friends Campaign. BCSBCF’s assistance goes towards deferring the membership costs for low to moderate income families, allowing all youth and adults to participate in YMCA programs and services.

New Bedford’s Student Awareness of Fire Safety Education (SAFE) Program has served as a model to the entire state of Massachusetts. Since its inception in 1995, the SAFE program has reduced the number of fire related deaths in children by 72% statewide. The Foundation supported the SAFE Program by assisting the New Bedford Fire Department with the conception of its new Fire Safety Education Vehicle. The specially designed vehicle is used to transport materials and supplies to schools, senior centers and community events, providing New Bedford with unsurpassed fire safety education.

The Boys & Girls Club has been a pillar in the Taunton community for over a century. With an array of services and programs, the Club’s mission is to give all Taunton youth a sense of hope, belonging and purpose, as well as the skills they need to overcome life’s challenges and give back to their community. The Foundation has been a steadfast supporter of the Club not only financially, but with community involvement from the Bank’s board members and staff. This past December, the Boys and Girls Club of Taunton recognized the Bank’s long time support with by renaming the newly renovated child care center in the Bank’s name.

Coaching4Change (C4C) believes in the ability of youth leadership, a prominent factor in the success of their mentor driven organization. In Fall River, C4C enables off track middle school students to participate in academic and physical activities led by Durfee High School students, who are mentored by UMass Dartmouth students that aspire to be educators. Not only does C4C assist teachers with the development of their students, they also provide them with professional development opportunities. In 2018, Bristol County Savings Bank supported C4C’s Fall River program with a $7,500 grant. With this funding, C4C was able to impact the lives of high needs students through personalized learning environments and school-based mentoring community service opportunities.

Bristol County Savings Bank partnered with Pawtucket Central Falls Community Development (PCFCD) to purchase a 14-unit apartment building on Webster Street in Pawtucket that will be converted to affordable housing units. The Bank’s $250,000 equity investment will provide capital for the project while preserving its purpose as affordable housing for low to moderate income individuals. The Bank worked closely with PCFDC to advance community revitalization efforts in the area and has developed a first time home buyer program for the building’s tenants to assist in the purchase of the units.