Universal Access Bank presented Foothill Unity Center a grant for $37,500 through FHLBank San Francisco. This year, FHLB awarded $3.5 million in grants for pandemic relief and economic development to 97 non-profit organizations. Foothill Unity Center is a non-profit food bank and food distribution center with 2 locations in the San Gabriel Valley. This funding will go a long way in further supporting local at-risk communities for hunger. Below is Foothill Unity’s social media post thanking UB.

On Thursday, December 19th, Raised by a Village along with Universal Access Bank brought lots of smiles to the children and families of Strive L.A. by donating over 100 toys! We concluded the festivities with a beer garden event that evening which brought in an estimated 75 guests, including the Mayor of Walnut, Andrew Rodriguez. All proceeds went to Strive L.A., which provides after-school academic and guidance resources to inner city children, youth and their families in the Watts community of Los Angeles.

We put on our running shoes and sweat bands and ran this 5K as a team to join the Greater West Covina Business Association Fitness Festival. The Universal Access Bank team works hard AND stays fit!

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, food banks around Southern California are ramping up efforts to distribute large quantities of food to our community which includes those who have lost jobs, families with children who previously relied on school meals, the elderly and the homeless.

Ho Ho Ho! Universal Access Bank held a Sock Drive throughout December to continue spreading the cheer this holiday season!

In the U.S., more than 54 million people may experience food insecurity this year. That’s one in nine people in our communities that struggle with hunger.