Kristi Marcum | President, Bank of America El Paso
Hear from Kristi Marcum, President of Bank of America El Paso, about our role in keeping El Paso moving forward.
Our goal is to be the ultimate financial resource to our existing and potential clients within the community. We may not be able to solve every issue they have, but if we can’t – we know someone who can.
Kristi Marcum | President, Bank of America El Paso
El Paso 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. And we’re doing our part to protect our planet.
Our presence in more than 90 local markets helps us make a difference across the country.
How we’re boosting the fight against hunger in El Paso
We’re committed to supporting our employees’ health and safety and to addressing our local communities’ most critical needs. That’s why we donated $100 to local hunger-relief organizations for each Bank of America employee in the U.S. who let us know they’ve received a booster shot.
Through this effort, our team in El Paso recently presented El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank and Casa de Peregrinos Food Program with checks totaling $25,000Footnote*. We’re proud to be able to help our community as we work together to move forward.
Let’s build something together
In our El Paso market, Bank of America has worked closely with education institutions, local nonprofits, government organizations and our community members to support initiatives and grant opportunities to stimulate job creation and community engagement in our area.
We sponsor several initiatives aimed at increasing financial literacy within our community because in El Paso, we believe that tide raises all ships and the success of one small business will create even more success for all of our businesses, and so on. We are extremely proud of our employees and associates, who we consider our leaders when it comes to spearheading these initiatives through volunteering and acting as thought leaders for programs in our community.
Designing healthier career paths
Project ARRIBA takes a 360-degree approach to job placement, from helping program participants choose a career path and identify training, to providing support services such as childcare, tuition assistance and tutoring to ensure students complete their degree. Project ARRIBA is partnering with El Paso Community College, University of Texas at El Paso School of Nursing and Texas Tech School of Nursing to train 425 local residents for jobs in health care.
Back to work and helping others
In El Paso, when unemployment spikes hit the restaurant and food service industry particularly hard, the El Paso Community Foundation looked to other nonprofits for innovative ways to help newly unemployed workers. Within days of hearing of Get Shift Done, an organization across the state in Dallas, the EPCF was able to establish a local chapter to connect newly unemployed workers with paid opportunities at local food banks.
Find a location
Whether you have everyday financial needs or more complex ones, our experienced specialists can help at locations around your city. Find a location and make an appointment to talk with us.
We remain committed to supporting you with your financial needs during the health crisis. Our top priority is the health and safety of our clients and teammates. We encourage visitors wear face coverings when visiting our centers.
In some locations, you may be required to wear a face covering to enter, in alignment with local ordinances.
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See some of the best museums in your area with our Museums on Us® program. You’ll receive free general admission during the first full weekend of every month with your active Bank of America, Merrill, or Bank of America Private Bank (U.S. Trust) credit or debit card and photo ID.
* Donations in each market reflect $100 per employee who has recorded their booster and an additional company contribution. Vaccination boosters and vaccination reporting are voluntary.