People Helping People Receives $75,000 Grant from KeyBank to Support Employment Opportunities for Underserved Women
Summary
KeyBank has awarded a $75,000 grant to People Helping People (PHP) in Salt Lake City, a nonprofit providing employment training and resources to low-income women and single mothers who are working towards financial self-sufficiency through long-term successful employment.PHP offers a four-phased program for underserved females, focused on coaching, mentoring, developing employment strategies, and offering continued career development opportunities. PHPs overall mission is to reduce the number of Utah families living in poverty by helping low-income women, primarily single moms, reach adequate income through sustainable employment.We believe that every woman is capable and deserving of achieving success and self-sufficiency. We promote this belief by helping our clients see the benefits of work, navigate barriers that they might be facing, and learn how to build the confidence needed to communicate their value to employers. We meet each client where she is at and help her to see she is capable of extraordinarythings, said Kathryn Thomas, Executive Director, People Helping People.Established in 1993, PHP is focused on creating an environment where single moms can gain the employment support needed to flourish in their careers and in life. The grant funds will be used to scale PHPs program operations.People Helping People supports vulnerable Utah women with the employment training and resources needed today to help them flourish, thereby strengthening themselves, their families and their communities, said Drew Yergensen, KeyBank Utah market president, pictured above.KeyBank is proud to support this admirable mission to help our neighbors and make our community stronger in the process.See recent examples of KeyBanks community philanthropy in Utah, here, here and here.