Steve Alch | President, Bank of America Central Florida
Hear from Steve Alch, President of Bank of America Central Florida, about our role in keeping Central Florida moving forward.
Stepping up for members of the community who need help makes my job very rewarding. I’m grateful that Bank of America can use its resources and connections to make a positive impact.
Steve Alch | President, Bank of America Central Florida
Central Florida is your home. It’s ours, too.
We are committed to helping our communities thrive - dedicating our resources to address the issues that matter most in each community where we live and work.
Taking action to support our communities, clients and teammates
Now as always, our commitment to help strengthen the communities we serve is unwavering. We’re partnering with local leaders and organizations to advance racial equality and economic opportunity, support diverse and women entrepreneurs, build job skills and create opportunities to help people succeed in today’s and tomorrow’s economy. We’re investing in benefits and resources for our employees who serve our clients in their communities. We're proud to have the efforts of our 200,000+ teammates globally recognized for putting our clients - and our communities - first.
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Investing in Hispanic-Latino teammates, clients and communities we serve
Learn more about how we are advancing opportunities for Hispanic-Latinos as part of our commitment to responsible growth.
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Accelerating access to capital for minority and women-led businesses
Investments help Black, Hispanic-Latino, Asian, Native American, women and other underrepresented entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Through a variety of means, the private sector can help to provide dependable, sustainable capital to community businesses in need.
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Meet the next generation of change-makers
Through a national leadership summit and an internship with local partners, including Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, our Student Leaders® program provides community-minded young students with a chance to serve, inspire and hopefully change the world.
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Let’s build something together
Bank of America makes a real difference in our community. One of our key areas of focus is equipping people with the right skills for high-demand jobs. Partnering with a community college, we support an accelerated skills program that trains people for local engineering, distribution and healthcare jobs. Additionally, we’ve funded a training center close to transportation links, helping underserved communities access the initiative. We also partner with a nonprofit that has pivoted its hands-on culinary training from the hospitality industry to people experiencing food insecurity. Small businesses are a priority too: We help Hispanic entrepreneurs, as well as providing female business owners, especially women of color, with access to a no-cost education program. And when it comes to community health, we support a nonprofit that delivers essential medication and services to vulnerable neighborhoods.
The resurgence in Florida’s Black-owned enterprise
As Black-owned businesses continue to be particularly hard hit by the coronavirus, Black Business Investment Fund of Florida (BBIF), a CDFI with a mission to serve low- and moderate-income communities through business lending and training, has moved the entirety of its operations online. The organization is also delivering necessary funding to its clients—in just two months, BBIF provided nearly 300 loans through the SBA’s Payment Protection Program (PPP), helping businesses ranging from childcare centers to information technology firms to local landscapers.
Carl Williams is shining bright in Orlando
Bank of America is excited to watch as our own Carl Williams steps on the tennis court during the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. For three decades, Carl has been inspiring us through his many contributions and hard work in our Support Services area. We couldn’t be prouder to recognize him as an athlete and to call him our teammate.
The power of the arts
At Bank of America, we believe in the power of the arts to help economies thrive, educate and enrich societies, and create greater cultural understanding. That’s why we’re helping the arts flourish in communities across the globe.
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