Amscot Financial Contributes Mini-Grants to 19 Non-Profit Service Groups

TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amscot Financial, a leading provider of convenient, consumer-oriented
financial services, recently awarded mini-grants of $100 to $1,500 in
support of 19 different non-profit service organizations located in the
Florida communities where the company serves several million consumers.

“We want to make a positive impact on the communities we serve and
partnering with key organizations helps us to achieve that,” says Ian
MacKechnie, Founder and CEO of Amscot Financial.

Mini-grants went to the following organizations:

• American Cancer Society, Melbourne. The Relay for Life is a
  program of the American Cancer Society that raises funds for the fight
  against cancer. This is a community event that celebrates life,
  remembers those who we have lost to cancer, and fights back! This
  mini-grant gives to the 2016 Relay for Life of Melbourne/Eau Gallie.
  For more information, please visit: www.relayforlife.org/melbournefl
• Big Brother Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Venice. Big Brothers
  Big Sisters provides children facing adversity with strong and
  enduring professionally supported one to one mentoring relationships
  that change their lives for the better, forever. For more information,
  please visit: www.bbbssun.org
• Blossom Montessori School of the Deaf, Clearwater. The
  Classroom Partners Program raises funds for classroom supplies,
  teaching aids, supplies for special projects and science experiments,
  iPad apps, and eBooks for their Nooks. For more information, please
  visit: www.blossomschool.org
• The Children’s Home, Inc., Tampa. The Children’s Home provides
  a safe, nurturing environment for children from 6-17 who have been
  abused, abandoned and neglected and have nowhere else to turn. The
  home provides mental health services to help the child overcome the
  effects of abuse and neglect, educational programs to help the child
  stay on pace in school, and activity programs to develop a healthy
  lifestyle. For more information, please visit: www.childrenshome.org
• City of Apopka, Apopka. The City of Apopka administration and
  the Apopka Police Department are promoting youth pedestrian safety.
  The Mayor and the Apopka Police Department celebrated National Walk to
  School Month. For more information, please visit: www.apopka.net
• City of Orange City, Orange City. Orange City hosts annual fall
  and winter activities including Orange City’s Halloween Block Party
  and their upcoming Christmas Village. For more information, please
  visit: www.ourorangecity.com
• Dress for Success Greater Orlando, Winter Park. Dress for
  Success is a global not-for-profit organization that promotes the
  economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional
  attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help
  women thrive in work and in life. By empowering women, the
  organization helps to sustain families/children and grow communities.
  For more information, please visit: www.greaterorlando.dressforsuccess.org
• Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc., Sarasota. Girl Scouts
  provides the premier leadership development program for girls in
  grades K-12, inspiring them to achieve personal and academic success
  now while preparing for the careers or life journeys they choose in
  the future. Our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and
  character, who make the world a better place For more information,
  please visit: www.gsgcf.org
• Hernando Adult Education, Brooksville. For the last 29 years
  they have been committed to hosting an annual reading festival for
  PreK – 5th grade students of Hernando County. Each year between
  500-1100 individuals attend the event, which includes access to a
  variety of literacy themed activities, authors, and great
  entertainment. For more information, please visit: www.hernandoschools.org
• Improvement League of Plant City, Plant City. The Plant City
  Forensic Science Club engages youth middle/high school ages in the
  field of criminal forensic science. Since its inception 2 years ago, 8
  youth participants have been recognized for highly skilled knowledge
  as a result of attending several forensic academy conferences held in
  the State of Florida. For more information, please visit www.improvementleague.com
• Lake County Schools – Title I Department, Tavares. They hosted
  a resource fair for homeless students and their families. They have
  over 2,400 students coded homeless every year and specifically invite
  them to attend with their parents and siblings. For more information,
  please visit: www.lake.k12.fl.us
• PACE Center for Girls, Jacksonville. The PACE Center for Girls
  is a nationally recognized and research based model that features a
  balanced emphasis on academics and social services with a focus on the
  future for middle and high-school aged girls and young women. For more
  information, please visit: www.pacecenter.org
• Pinellas County Sheriff’s Police Athletic League, St.
  Petersburg. PAL’s mission is to provide positive activities for at
  risk youth in Pinellas County. For more information, please visit: www.pinellaspal.com
• The Police Officer Assistance Trust, Miami. POAT is dedicated
  to providing financial relief to law enforcement officers and their
  families in crisis situations as well as long term hardships due to
  death, disability or illness. For more information, please visit: www.poat.org
• Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society, Inc., Longwood.
  They provide free legal assistance to the economically disadvantaged,
  elderly, disabled, and physically abused in their community. Through
  the efforts of their staff, pro bono attorneys, volunteers, and
  community partners they have helped change many lives for the better
  by helping them to obtain financial stability. For more information,
  please visit: www.scbalas.com
• Seminole VFW 9272 Ladies Auxiliary, Seminole. They provide
  meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas to needy military families along
  with gifts for their children at Christmas. For more information,
  please visit: www.vfwpost9272.org
• Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education/Florida Press Educational
  Services, Inc., Tampa. The Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education
  program (NIE) is a cooperative effort between schools and the Pulitzer
  Prize-winning Tampa Bay Times to encourage the use of newspapers as an
  educational resource – a “living textbook.” NIE provides Tampa
  Bay-area schools with free class sets of the Times plus award-winning
  original educational publications, teacher guides, lesson plans,
  educator workshops and many more resources. For more information,
  please visit: www.tampabay.com/nie
• Tampa Hillsborough Action Plan Inc., Tampa. Their mission is to
  provide result driven programs that meet the economic, educational,
  health, housing, and social needs of urban and rural residents who
  experience challenges in accessing mainstream resources. For more
  information, please visit: www.thap-inc.org
• Toys for Tots, Punta Gorda. In 2014 they provided over 30,000
  toys to 7,800 underprivileged children from 2,200 families. For more
  information, please visit: www.toysfortots.org

Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., Amscot Financial is a leading provider of
convenient, consumer-oriented financial services, including cash
advances, check cashing, bill payment, money transfers, prepaid access
cards and money orders. Amscot Financial currently operates 239 retail
financial service centers throughout Florida and employs about 1,800
employees. Amscot Financial has been recognized by the Tampa Bay
Business Journal as one of Tampa Bay’s Best Places to Work for five
years (2008-2012). For more information on Amscot’s products and
services, community involvement, and career opportunities, please visit
the company’s website at www.Amscot.com.

Contacts

Amscot Financial
Alexandra Bustos, 813-637-6277
abustos@amscotfinancial.com