DALLAS, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Santander Consumer USA Holdings
Inc. (NYSE: SC) ("SC"), announced today that 39 nonprofit
organizations will receive $5.6
million in charitable grants from the Santander Consumer
USA Inc. Foundation to fund needed
resources to help the most vulnerable in our communities rebuild as
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Santander focuses on five philanthropic pillars in its
charitable giving:
- Educational Mobility - Developing talent and preparing students
for the workforce
- Physical Mobility - Addressing personal physical modality and
transportation issues that affect economic mobility
- Economic Mobility - Financial literacy, job and workforce
readiness, entrepreneurship and innovation
- Sustainability, Crisis and Resiliency - Issues affecting the
environment and urban development, disaster relief and immediate
response recovery in crisis situations
- Social and Racial Justice and Equity -
Investments addressing issues affecting justice and equity for all
Santander Consumer USA is
committed to being a part of the communities in which it does
business by supporting organizations that make a measurable and
sustainable impact, helping people and businesses prosper.
"We recognize that the aftereffects and ongoing concerns of the
pandemic have adversely affected millions of individuals with grave
consequences. The SC Foundation is truly committed to serving our
most vulnerable communities by focusing investments with projects
connected to our five philanthropic pillars with the intent of
helping provide greater stability, support and hope for those in
need," stated Mahesh Aditya, President and CEO of SC.
The following organizations will receive grants:
After8toEducate (Texas) - $170,000 for capital expenses that will
help provide high-quality youth services with housing, case
management, mental and physical health care, life skills classes,
support groups and counseling, psychiatric care, educational
services through DISD, and family reunification services
Better Block Foundation (Arizona) - $70,000 for development of a Better
Block project that will be developed by the Mesa, Arizona, community to serve a local
neighborhood
Bonton Farm (Texas) - $75,000 to support the Bonton
Transportation program, which transforms lives by disrupting
systems of inequity, and provides greater physical mobility to
Bonton interns
Boys and Girls Club Metro Dallas (Texas) - $50,000 to support Academic Success
programs ensuring West Dallas
youth progress scholastically, graduate from high school on time
and are ready for post-secondary education or a career
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Valley (Arizona) - $100,000 to address the academic and
equity gap at four Mesa Club sites - including the opening of two
new Mesa school-based sites -
through the Academic Success and LEAP initiatives in partnership
with Mesa School District and
Vista College
Prep
Bryan's House (Texas) -
$100,000 to provide
underserved children in North
Texas with assessments for specialized medical, educational
and therapeutic care, and holistic support to impact greater
physical mobility
Café Momentum (Texas) -
$150,000 to facilitate
expansion of the accredited High School Home School Program,
curriculum and general operating
expenses
Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) (Texas) - $100,000 to support inclusive
community-driven environmental design projects to reduce gun
violence in Dallas neighborhoods
where violence has affected access to education, jobs and
safety
CityYear Dallas (Texas) -
$200,000 and up to
$500,000 each year for the next three
years for a $1.5 million-dollar potential match to
provide extra support for teachers and students (technology, social
emotional, attendance and tutoring) to help elementary students
overcome COVID-19 learning loss
Communities Foundation of Texas (Texas)
- $100,000 to support
nonprofits with emergency assistance and long-term recovery needs
related to the weather crisis in North
Texas
Community Enrichment Center (Texas) - $100,000 to support the Housing PLUS
program, which extends beyond housing to engage people in
employment and financial coaching leading to financial
stability
Dallas Concilio (Texas) - $100,000 to build opportunities for
Latino families and others by supporting the LENA Start language
development program
Dallas Hope Charities (Texas) - $50,000 to provide food, shelter and
services that instill dignity and stability for LGBTQ+ youth, ages
18-24
Dallas Innovation Alliance (Texas) - $70,000 to support DIA's work to close
the digital divide through expansion of Mobile Learning Lab
programs and leadership in regional coalitions to drive
infrastructural change in internet access and services
Dallas Truth Racial Healing and Transformation (Texas) - $175,000 to create a radically inclusive
city by addressing race and racism through narrative change,
relationship building with a Dallas racial history tour, and
support for the Dallas Truth Racial Healing and Transformation
racial cohort training
Family Gateway (Texas) -
$100,000 for emergency
shelter/overflow when diversion is not possible to ensure families
with children experiencing homelessness receive care and
housing-focused case management
Food Bank of the Rockies (Colorado) - $100,000 to address food insecurity in
Colorado through mobile pantries,
children's programs and senior delivery
services
Genesis Women's Shelter
(Texas) - $150,000 to fund a text-enabled crisis line
that will support women in crisis in instances when there are power
outages
Impact Ventures (Texas) -
$200,000 to provide program
support and capital investment in minority-owned businesses in
North Texas
Innocence Project (National) - $100,000 for justice reform and support
for individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated
Maricopa Community College-Green Flag Mesa (Arizona) - $70,000 to expand scholarships for
student entrepreneurs to gain access to the education, knowledge,
skills and mentoring needed to successfully launch a new business,
and provide seed money to support business start-ups
Meals on Wheels Tampa (Florida) - $50,000 to increase organizational
mobility and efficiency with a food distribution van that will
serve homebound seniors and individuals
Mesa United Way (Arizona) -
$100,000 for 3,500 children
to receive access to reading materials and resources and 20
families to participate in a pilot family engagement reading
program that will provide 1,000 hours of one-on-one reading
engagement sessions; additionally, 120 teachers and staff at
non-profit programs will receive reading tools to use in the
classroom
North Texas Food Bank (Texas) - $100,000 for general operation support
to NTFB's mission of providing access to 300,000 nutritious meals
for food insecure neighbors in North
Texas
On the Road Lending (Texas)
- $100,000 to support the
Hispanic Mobility program for 100+ point credit score increases and
savings of $20,000 over the life of
the program for participants
Operation Tiny House
(Texas) - $100,000 to support an employment
project removing barriers to living-wage for Dallas County Veterans
Pasco Economic Development Council (Florida) – $100,000 to stimulate balanced and
diversified growth in Pasco County
by supporting small and minority-owned businesses via the
SMARTStart business incubator and the CO.STARTERS business
development program
Patriot Paws (Texas) -
$50,000 to train and provide
service dogs at no cost to disabled American Veterans to help
restore their physical mobility and emotional independence
POETIC (Texas) -
$225,000 for expansion and
support for an Entrepreneurial Institute and paid internships that
will teach young women who have experienced child maltreatment,
commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking how to build a
business and become more independent
Southern Dallas Link
(Texas) - $100,000 for the purchase of three
transport vans to support the Ride to Work program for individuals
in need of reliable transportation in the Southern Sector of Dallas
to get to jobs that pay a living wage
Southern Sector Rising (Texas) - $100,000 to provide environmental equity
to marginalized residents of Dallas by addressing environmental
impact caused by industrial polluters in the Floral Farms
neighborhood in Southern
Dallas
United Food Bank (Arizona) -
$100,000 to acquire and
distribute emergency and supplemental food throughout Eastern Maricopa County, Pinal and Gila Counties, and Southern Navajo and Apache Counties, to help
alleviate hunger and food insecurity for thousands of low-income
children, families and individuals that live in
poverty
United Way Metro Dallas - $100,000 to fund the Social Innovation
Accelerator bootcamp, a 40-hour curriculum designed to develop
high-capacity nonprofit entities in the North Texas area and further develop their
effectiveness and impact
Vogel Alcove (Texas) -
$225,000 for funding for a
sensory motor room, therapists and general operating
expense
VNA Meals on Wheels (Texas)
- $100,000 to remove hungry,
homebound seniors from the VNA waiting list, and providing food and
friendship to help them age safely at home
Wheels of Success (Florida)
- $50,000 to support
facilitation of transportation opportunities and vehicle ownership
for individuals seeking stability and mobility, to sustain personal
independence and keep people working
Year Up National (Arizona,
Florida, Texas) - $300,000 to provide general operating
support for Year Up's direct service education and workforce
development program in Dallas,
Texas; Mesa, Arizona; and
Tampa, Florida
Yoga4Change (Arizona) -
$20,000 to support the
mental health needs of Veterans and other under-served communities
in Tampa Bay with research-based
practices
Young Leaders, Strong City (Texas) - $50,000 to equip a network of students,
educators and adult allies with tools to analyze, advocate and
dismantle systemic racism in themselves, their schools and
communities
SC doubled its contributions to the Santander Consumer
USA, Inc. Foundation from
$3 million in 2020 to a commitment of
$6 million in 2021 to support
organizations serving the most vulnerable in our home communities
of Dallas, Mesa and Tampa. In addition to monetary donations, SC
employees have donated more than 10,000 volunteer hours over the
past two years to these and many other organizations, addressing
the difficult challenges the organizations face, and contributing
in practical and meaningful ways to community success.
About Santander Consumer USA
Holdings Inc.
Santander Consumer USA Holdings
Inc. (NYSE: SC) ("SC") is a full-service consumer finance company
focused on vehicle finance, third-party servicing and delivering
superior service to our more than 3.1 million customers across the
full credit spectrum. SC, which began originating retail
installment contracts in 1997, had an average managed asset
portfolio of approximately $65
billion (for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021), and is headquartered in
Dallas, Texas.
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