Bank of America Awards Riverside City College $1 Million for Jobs Initiative

This article adapted and reprinted from the Inland Empire Business Journal: Read the full article Here.​

Riverside City College and Bank of America announced a $1 million jobs initiative partnership to help students of color successfully complete the education and training necessary to enter the workforce and embark on their path to success in Southern California. This grant is part of Bank of America's ongoing work in the region to address the underlying issues facing individuals and communities of color who have been disproportionately impacted by the current health crisis.​   

“We remain committed to helping address the barriers to sustainable employment that exist for many communities of color," said Bank of America Inland Empire market president Al Argüello. “This program helps support Black and Hispanic-Latino students by creating a collaborative approach to job training that will enable them to make a real and meaningful impact in their communities now and over the years ahead."

This year, the bank also provided nearly $420,000 in grants to Inland Empire nonprofits that are connecting individuals to skills and employment in the region. The initiative is part of the bank's recent $1 billion, four-year commitment to advance racial equality and economic opportunity, which includes a $25 million commitment to enhance up-skilling and reskilling for Black and Hispanic-Latino individuals.

With the support of Bank of America, RCC will strengthen its existing pathways that maximize opportunity for many more students to achieve their academic and career goals. Programs and curricula will provide skills, certificates, and degrees that lead to high-demand family-sustaining jobs, with a particular emphasis on careers in health care. This funding will also create new systems for tracking and creating networks with graduates and employers.

“This generous grant from the Bank of America reflects our long-standing partnership, united as we are in providing opportunity to students and strengthening the regional economy," RCC President Gregory Anderson said. “This gift will streamline pathways to academic and career success, particularly for students of color."

Thank you for your partnership, Bank of America!

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