Local Initiatives Benefit Everyone:

State of Florida benefits include:
• More disposable income for Floridians to spend in Florida rather than with out of
state alternative service providers
• Less need for already-strapped human services dollars

Community benefits include: 
• Decreased crime rate since residents no longer keep cash at home
• More opportunities for asset building service providers to improve their clients’ financial stability
• Overall community economic vitality since citizens are more economically stable

Financial Institution benefits include:
• Access to the untapped market of the un- and under-banked

Individual Floridian benefits include:
• More disposable income, protected income, and increased wealth-building
opportunities

Bank On Florida Launch

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 7, 2012

 

Contact:

Bill Mills, Director of Strategic Initiatives,

Florida Prosperity Partnership

Bill.Mills@BankOnFL.org

  

CFO Launches Bank On Florida

 

Orlando, FL – Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Atwater, will hold two press conferences to announce the launch of Bank On Florida. This new initiative brings together local financial institutions and community partners to help residents access mainstream financial services and financial education.

 

The first event will be held at St. Petersburg City Hall located at 175 Fifth Street North, St. Petersburg. The press conference will start promptly at 2:30 PM on Thursday, February 9.

 

The second event will be held at the Heart of Florida United Way Dr. Nelson Ying Center located at 1940 Traylor Boulevard in Orlando. The press conference will start promptly at 9:45 AM on Friday, February 10.

 

Bank On Florida is an asset building and asset preservation initiative of the Florida Prosperity Partnership, a statewide coalition of approximately 150 organizations from all sectors of the community. The goal of this initiative is to create local Bank On programs in all 67 counties within the State of Florida.

 

More information about Bank On Florida, including links to local programs, can be found at www.BankOnFL.org.


St. Petersburg Press Release

 Orlando Press Release

 

The Florida Prosperity Partnership (FPP) is a statewide collaboration dedicated to improving the financial stability for low-to-moderate income Floridians. Established in the fall of 2008, the FPP includes approximately 150 partner organizations from all sectors of Florida. For more information, please contact Bill Mills, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Bill.Mills@BankOnFL.org.

 

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 St. Petersburg Agenda

Orlando Agenda 

 
 
 

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