Fulton Forward Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to WETATi Academy of College Park, Maryland

Funding will support mission to educate and empower low- to moderate-income youth to become financially independent.

Lancaster, Pa. (May 30, 2024) – Fulton Forward^® Foundation, an independent, non-profit private foundation funded by Fulton Bank, recently presented a $25,000 grant to the WETATi Academy, a College Park, Maryland organization that educates and empowers low- to moderate-income youth on how to become financially independent through practical and experiential activities that prepare them for employment, entrepreneurship, and future economic opportunities.

Pictured, from left to right, are: Janvier Gordon, Financial Center Manager at Fulton Bank; Smokey Glover, President of Fulton Forward Foundation and Director of Fair & Responsible Banking at Fulton Bank; Nury Mena, Financial Center Manager at Fulton Bank; Anne Reese Carswell, Board of Directors Chair at WETATi Academy; Dr. Margaret Dureke, Founder & Executive Director at WETATi Academy; Joanna Swank-Chambers, Chief Operating Officer at WETATi Academy; Staci Griffin, Associate Community Outreach Officer at Fulton Bank and Victor Lopez, Multi-Center Manager at Fulton Bank

“Like WETATi Academy, Fulton Bank is fully committed to ensuring young people today have access to the financial education they need to succeed,” said William “Smokey” Glover, executive vice president and director of fair and responsible banking for Fulton Bank and president of Fulton Forward Foundation. “We are proud to support the academy’s mission and the critical work they are doing in our local community.”

“Fulton Bank’s support and generosity go a long way in empowering and educating the young people of Maryland for future success,“ said Joanna Chambers, chief operating officer of the WETATi Academy. “We’re grateful for their endowment to WETATi Academy, which will provide us the opportunity to prepare more young people throughout our region with the tools and resources they need for employment and entrepreneurship.”

The Fulton Forward Foundation is an extension of the bank’s Fulton Forward® initiative, which promotes diversity, equity and inclusion; encourages the building of vibrant communities; fosters affordable housing; drives economic development; and increases financial literacy in the communities served by Fulton Bank.

About WETATi Academy

WETATi Academy (We’re Empowered to Achieve The impossible), established in 2012, educates and empowers low- to moderate-income youth (9-25 years old) on how to become financially independent through practical and experiential activities that prepare them for employment, entrepreneurship, and future economic opportunities.

About Fulton Bank, N.A.

Headquartered in Lancaster, Pa., Fulton Bank is a premier community bank in the Mid-Atlantic region. As a subsidiary of Fulton Financial Corporation, a more than $30 billion financial services holding company, Fulton Bank offers a broad array of products and services at more than 200 financial centers across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. At Fulton Bank, we seek to change lives for the better by building strong customer relationships, providing significant community support and empowering more than 3,500 employees to do the same. Through the Fulton Forward^® initiative, we’re helping build vibrant communities. Learn more at www.FultonBank.com.