FIRST COUNTY BANK FOUNDATION DONATES $518,000 TO LOCAL NONPROFITS

Gail Melanson, executive director, Child Guidance Center, with Jagjiwan Singh, AVP, business development officer, First County Bank.

First County Bank Foundation announced that it is donating $518,000 in grants to over 100 Fairfield County nonprofits through its annual CommunityFirst Grant Program.

The focus of the First County Bank Foundation is to support Fairfield County nonprofits based within the Bank”™s footprint, that focus on supporting the following critical issues: affordable housing, economic development and educational enrichment for families and children.

“As the needs in our community continue to increase during these challenging times, First County Bank Foundation applauds the resilience and determination of our local nonprofit leaders and their teams” stated Robert J. Granata, chairman and CEO of First County Bank and president of First County Bank Foundation. “The Bank”™s Board of Directors, Corporators and employees are committed to supporting those organizations that provide services for important and growing social causes such as food insecurity, affordable housing and educational enrichment.”

For more information about First County Bank Foundation, visit firstcountybank.com/community/.