WEST WARWICK – Centreville Bank has awarded a $25,000 grant to support Junior Achievement of Rhode Island programs, the bank announced on Feb. 12, funding financial literacy and career-readiness education in 25 classrooms statewide this school year.
The grant, made through the bank’s Charitable Foundation, will help Junior Achievement deliver hands-on lessons focused on money management, entrepreneurship and workplace skills, using local business volunteers as instructors.
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In addition to the funding, 18 Centreville Bank employees recently took part in a JA in a Day program, visiting classrooms across the state to teach JA curriculum directly to students, the bank said.
Junior Achievement of Rhode Island is a nonprofit organization that provides financial literacy, workforce readiness and entrepreneurship education to students through in-school and after-school programs across the state.
Matthew McNulty is a PBN staff writer. He can be reached at McNulty@PBN.com or on X at @MattMcNultyNYC.
