M&T Bank Invests $60K in Windham High School Program
Local Businesses Challenged to Join and Support BDCC’s P3
Brattleboro, VT – M&T Bank today announced an award of $60,000 over three years, an investment in the Pipelines and Pathways Program. The donation will underwrite operating costs associated with training and activities provided to Windham County high school students.
“We are thrilled to partner with BDCC on delivering this innovative career-education programming in southeastern Vermont,” noted Kathy Schirling, VP, Divisional Community Involvement Manager at M&T Bank. “Young people need soft skills and support to navigate their options in a complex education and employment environment. Investing in the next generation is central to the M&T giving strategy.” M&T Bank is inviting regional employers to join them in supporting P3 through matching gifts.
The Pipelines & Pathways Program (P3) was launched by the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation four years ago to help students successfully prepare for and access career opportunities. “M&T Bank is helping us realize an ambitious vision—to ensure young Vermonters who want to build a life here can do so, and thrive,” said Adam Grinold, BDCC’s Executive Director, said. “P3 aims for every student to graduate with goals, skills and a plan, regardless of their post-graduation pathway.”
P3 addresses Career Awareness (knowledge of local hiring trends) and Career Readiness (knowledge of skills and behaviors needed to excel). The program’s “Scope and Sequence” provides a framework for building career awareness and education throughout the course of high school. The P3 Manager, Christy Betit, implements a customized plans developed with each partner school, in collaboration with administration, faculty and guidance teams. For more information on program activities, visit https://brattleborodevelopment.com/engaging-with-high-school-students/.
About M&T Bank
M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T’s principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services in 12 states across the eastern U.S. from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T’s Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank. For more information on M&T Bank, visit www.mtb.com.
Press Contact:
Adam Grinold, Executive Director
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
(802) 257-7731 agrinold@brattleborodevelopment.com
www.brattleborodevelopment.com
About BDCC and SeVEDS:
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation is a private, nonprofit economic development organization that serves as a catalyst for industrial and commercial growth throughout Southeastern Vermont, including Windham County and the towns of Readsboro, Searsburg, Winhall, and Weston. BDCC serves as the State of Vermont’s certified Regional Development Corporation (RDC) for the greater Windham County area. BDCC is one of 12 RDCs throughout Vermont. This BDCC activity was made possible in part by a grant from the State of Vermont through the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. For more information visit: https://brattleborodevelopment.com/.
Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) is an affiliate of BDCC that grew from a 2008 grassroots effort, initiated by BDCC, to understand and create long term strategies needed to reverse the economic decline of the Windham Region and plan for the economic impacts from the closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. In 2014, after multiple years of regional input, education and data gathering, SeVEDS received federal approval for the Windham Region’s federally recognized S.M.A.R.T. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). SeVEDS partnered with Bennington’s Regional Economic Development Group in 2018 to develop the 2019 Southern Vermont Zone CEDS. For more information visit: www.seveds.com.
