Piedmont Virginia Community College announced today that the college has been awarded a Community Impact Grant from United Bank for its Network2Work program. 

The $10,000 grant provided by United Bank’s Charlottesville Market will support the Network2Work program that connects job seekers to the skills and resources they need to become valued employees and helps employers find the quality employees they need for their companies. The program is a partnership between PVCC and the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce.

“We are fortunate to have in our community quality employers, motivated job-seekers and generous donors, like United Bank,” said Ridge Schuyler, PVCC Dean of Community Self-Sufficiency Programs. “Together, we can address the sad fact that nearly one out of every five families in our region (17%) don’t earn enough income to meet their basic needs and the costs associated with working—childcare and transportation. With the support provided by United Bank, we can connect those families with jobs that allow them to reach their potential.”

United Bank’s Charlottesville Market developed the Community Impact Grant program to make a larger impact within the Charlottesville community. “This initiative gave United the opportunity to further deepen our impact in the Charlottesville community beyond providing bank services,” said Robert Wood, Charlottesville Market President. The competitive grant program enabled United Bank to identify programs or projects in alignment with the bank’s community focus areas that could benefit the most from grant funding. 

To be eligible, organizations had to demonstrate a primary mission or project focused on developing affordable housing for low- to moderate-income individuals or families; providing services to low- to moderate-income individuals or families; supporting small business; or revitalizing or stabilizing low- to moderate- or distressed communities through job retention or creation. 

United Bank presented the grant funds, totaling $18,000, to the selected organizations – Network2Work, Virginia Discovery Museum and Jefferson Area Child Health Project – at the bank’s Celebration of Community Services event held at Farmington Country Club on June 27, 2018. This was the first such grant program created and launched throughout the entire bank’s footprint.

To learn more about PVCC’s Network2Work program, visit www.pvcc.edu/network2work.

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PVCC receives Community Impact Grant from United Bank for Network2Work program.

From left to right:
Robert Wood (United Bank Market President), Ridge Schuyler (PVCC Dean of Community Self-Sufficiency Programs), Simone Alley (PVCC Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving), Colleen Crill (United Bank Commercial Services Officer), Patricia Fleshman Burnette (PVCC Educational Foundation Board), Frank Friedman (PVCC President), and Maggie Morris (United Bank Branch Manager).  

About Piedmont Virginia Community College
PVCC is a nonresidential two-year institution of higher education that serves Central Virginia – principally residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson. The Main Campus is located in Albemarle County. The PVCC Eugene Giuseppe Center is located in Greene County, and the PVCC Jefferson School Center is located in downtown Charlottesville. PVCC is one of 23 community colleges in Virginia that comprise the Virginia Community College System. For more information, visit www.pvcc.edu. 

About United Bank
United Bank is the largest community bank headquartered in Virginia. It has assets of approximately $18.6 billion and 142 full-service banking locations throughout West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit BankWithUnited.com.