Eleven nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island will receive support from Citizens through the bank’s Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money program. The initiative helps strengthen communities by supporting programs, through direct funding as well as volunteerism, that give people the resources they need to be financially healthy and inspire them to pursue their goals.

“Citizens is committed to ensuring that all individuals have access to economic opportunity, and we know that having strong financial knowledge is essential to unlocking that opportunity and reducing the wealth gap,” said Keith Kelly, President, Citizens, Rhode Island. “In Rhode Island, Citizens is proud to support our local partners in providing residents with the confidence and tools to own their financial success and build brighter futures.”

Select nonprofits will receive a total of $147,500 to support work. The announcement came during Financial Literacy Month, a nationally recognized campaign that raises awareness of the need for more financial literacy education.

 Through Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money, the bank provides $2 million in contributions to 150 nonprofits across the communities it serves.

 This years’ funding recipients in Rhode Island include: Amos House; Connecting for Children and Families, Inc.; Crossroads Rhode Island; Genesis Center; International Tennis Hall of Fame; Junior Achievement of Rhode Island; Pawtucket Central Falls Development Corporation; Progreso Latino, Inc.; Rhode Island Institute of Labor; United Way of Rhode Island, Inc. and  Woonsocket Neighborhood Development Corporation