Mark Bennett | President, Bank of America Jacksonville
Hear from Mark Bennett, President of Bank of America Jacksonville, about our role in keeping Jacksonville moving forward.
I’m proud to help Jacksonville thrive. Through strong partnerships with private sector companies and nonprofits, we’re helping to create a more dynamic community with greater economic opportunities for everyone.
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.
At Bank of America, we invest in the communities we serve. We’re not just here to help with your everyday banking. We’re here to help you go further, by providing banking solutions, powerful tools and financial education resources like Better Money Habits®.
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We’re proud to support the unique needs of our heroes as they transition to civilian life and careers by offering online resources on financial education, expanded financial center access near military installations, and intentional hiring practices.
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Since 2004, our Student Leaders® program has helped prepare high school students for the workforce by connecting them to skills development and leadership training. Through paid internships with local nonprofits like Communities in Schools of Jacksonville, they gain practical work and life experiences. It's just one more way we're working to build a better future for all.
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We’re investing in people’s futures by helping our neighbors build careers that support families and fuel our economy. The Academy at Bank of America offers resources to foster the growth and success of our communities and teammates. If you’d like to enhance your skills and boost your confidence, training is free and open to all.
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Hear from Mark Bennett, President of Bank of America Jacksonville, about our role in keeping Jacksonville moving forward.
Here in Jacksonville, we have a long history of lending a helping hand to our most vulnerable communities. Now more than ever, we’re partnering with organizations to address longstanding economic disparities, particularly related to homelessness and food insecurity, that have grown worse during the health crisis. We’re supporting nonprofits that are providing skills training for the recently incarcerated to help them transition back into the community. And as part of Bank of America’s broader jobs initiative, we’re working with a local community college to help prepare students to enter high-need, high-wage jobs aligned with the skill demands of local employers. What links all our community initiatives is the idea of building the foundation for a successful program and offering the resources nonprofits need for longer-term development.
Jacksonville’s Beaches Emergency Assistant Ministry (BEAM) has been a long-time provider of emergency relief to the nearly one in six local individuals living in poverty. Now, BEAM is expanding its mission to help individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency. Through programs that address workforce development as well as holistic support for single moms, including affordable housing, transportation, and childcare assistance, BEAM aims to address the immediate needs of the community, while also treating the root causes of economic instability.
At Bank of America, we’re committed to addressing the root causes of inequality through a company-wide commitment to advancing racial equality and economic opportunity across diverse communities. We are doing this by building upon our existing efforts and leveraging our strengths: creating more affordable housing and expanding home ownership, increasing lending and support to minority-owned small businesses, championing job training and career readiness and addressing health disparities like access to care. We also know we can’t solve these challenges alone, so we’re partnering with other corporations, local nonprofits and community leaders across the country who share our vision for creating meaningful change.
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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