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Bank of America provides grant to North Iowa Community Action Organization

Mason City, IA – Bank of America announces that North Iowa Community Action Organization (NICAO) is the recipient of a technical assistance grant that will provide general operating support as well as enable the expansion of critical needs programs to area residents.

“Bank of America has a long history of providing meaningful and impactful assistance to communities – even during challenging economic times such as these – because we know that leadership is even more critical to help area non profits,” said Tammy Fuller, banking center manager, Bank of America. “We are responsive to the needs of area residents and are proud to support non profit organizations right in the heart of Mason City neighborhoods,” added Sean Brown, Iowa consumer market manager, Bank of America.

“We are extremely grateful to receive this donation from Bank of America which enables us to continue to provide much needed services to the members of our community,” said Richard Goerdt, Executive Director of NICAO.

The organization provides access to opportunities for income management and financial literacy skills for low income families and collaborates with other providers to improve lives. Ensuring that the poor have a voice, they also demonstrate the diversity of the community within the organization by including low - income people, local elected officials and business and community representatives on the Board of Directors and Head Start Policy Council.

About North Iowa Community Action Organization

According to its mission statement, North Iowa Community Action seeks to enrich the growth and development of children, individuals and families in North Central Iowa by empowering them to make life-choices which move them all towards self-sufficiency.

For forty-five years, North Iowa Community Action Organization has been helping people, changing lives and building community strengths. The organization continues to be proactive in the battle to fight poverty and financial insecurity as they link personal responsibility and self - sufficiency development to programs that provide emergency financial assistance to families. Self - sufficiency development programs focus on job seeking skills, financial planning and housing stability as well as parent education and family stability.

About Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy

Building on a long-standing tradition of investing in the communities it serves, Bank of America is delivering on a 10-year goal to donate $2 billion to nonprofit organizations engaged in improving the health and vitality of their neighborhoods. Funded by Bank of America, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation gave more than $200 million in 2010, making the bank one of the largest corporate cash donors in the United States. As a global company doing business in more than 150 countries, Bank of America approaches investing through a national strategy under which it works with local leaders to identify and meet the most pressing needs of individual communities. Reaffirming a commitment to develop and sustain a culture of service, bank associate volunteers contributed more than one million hours in 2010 to enhance the quality of life in their communities worldwide. For more information about Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/foundation.

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