Portland, Maine (November 09, 2011) – McAuley Residence, a comprehensive transitional housing program offering life skills, counseling, emotional support, and mentoring to women in need as a part of the Mercy Health System of Maine, recently received a $3000 donation from KeyBank at their annual Key4Women forum.
Sterling Kozlowski, President of Key Bank's Maine District, presents a $3000 donation to McAuley Residence Executive Director, Melissa Skahan
Sterling Kozlowski, president of KeyBank’s Maine District, presented the donation to McAuley Residence’s Executive Director, Melissa Skahan as part of Key’s annual Key4Women Forum, a program designed to educate and empower women business owners, entrepreneurs, and women in business.
“One of our goals at Key is to promote economic self-sufficiency in our community,” noted Kozlowski. “The McAuley Residence provides a way for women in need to move forward in their lives and get on track for reaching their dreams. We are proud to have the McAuley Residence in our community and we are proud to support them with our Key4Women Forum donation.”
“Financial support and partnerships with businesses like KeyBank are vital to our program as we work to break the cycle of poverty and addiction with women and their children,” said Melissa Skahan, Executive Director of McAuley Residence. “Our women are battling addiction, trauma, and undiagnosed/untreated mental illness, but through our program, they become healthy, productive citizens and mothers who find their voice and their courage.”
Since it was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1988, McAuley Residence, located in Portland, has helped more than two hundred women—many with children who are able to live there with them—recover from addiction, domestic violence, homelessness and other trauma. The women who enter this long term life skills program are given the help they need to heal and to thrive.
About Mercy Health System of Maine
Mercy Health System of Maine is a growing community of healthcare providers who provide clinically-excellent, compassionate care. A recognized leader in quality, safety, innovation and patient experience, Mercy operates campuses throughout southern Maine, offering a broad range of medical and surgical services, as well as primary and specialty care. The story of Mercy includes Mercy Hospital, Gary’s House, McAuley Residence, Mercy Recovery Center, and VNA Home Health & Hospice. For more information, please call (207) 879-3486 or visit www.mercyhospital.org.
About Key4Women
As one of the nation’s largest financial services companies and top small business lenders, Key provides financial services to thousands of women-owned businesses in 14 states. Founded in 2005, Key4Women helps women business owners achieve their goals by providing access to capital, customized service, networking events, and educational opportunities. Key4Women has lent $3 billion to qualified women business owners since 2005 and committed to lending another $3 billion by 2012.
About KeyBank N.A.
KeyBank N.A., a subsidiary of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), is one of Maine’s largest financial services companies with assets of approximately $3.3 billion. Key has one of the largest statewide networks of branches (61) and ATMs (100) and is a leader in community involvement, contributing nearly $1 million to local nonprofit agencies and organizations. Key was named the number one Small Business Administration lender in Maine in 2010. A strong proponent for local economic growth, Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, retirement, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally. The company’s businesses deliver their products and services through branches and offices; a network of approximately 1,500 ATMs; telephone banking centers (1.800.KEY2YOU); and a Web site, Key.com, that provides account access and financial products 24 hours a day.
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