Framingham Elementary Schools Get $5,000 For Reading Program

FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Read Aloud Mentoring Program at Harmony Grove and Brophy elementary schools got a boost this week from a $5,000 grant from the Framingham-based MutualOne Bank's charity arm.

Here's more from a MutualOne press release:

Steven M. Sousa, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MutualOne Bank and a Foundation trustee, announced a $5,000 grant to Read to a Child to support their Read Aloud Mentoring Program at the Woodrow Wilson and Brophy elementary schools in Framingham.

The Read Aloud Mentoring Program pairs high-risk students in grades one through four with adult volunteer mentors for weekly one-on-one read aloud sessions. MutualOne Bank has supported Read to a Child annually since 2013.

"The Read to a Child Mentoring Program is a model for helping high-risk children achieve academic success," said Sousa. "We are pleased to continue our support through the MutualOne Foundation."

The $5,000 grant to Read to a Child was among awards totaling $91,500 in the Foundation’s most recent round of funding.

Established in 1998 as the philanthropic arm of MutualOne Bank, the MutualOne Charitable Foundation has since donated over $5.1 million to charitable, educational, and civic initiatives that improve and enrich the quality of life in Framingham, Natick, and surrounding communities.

MutualOne Bank, which operates under an 1889 state charter, has full-service offices at 828 Concord St. and 1 Lincoln St. in Framingham and at 49 Main St. in Natick, a Commercial Loan Center at 160 Cochituate Road in Framingham, and a Residential Loan Center at 49 Main St. in Natick. The Bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and a member of the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). All deposits are insured in full.