{"id":464280,"date":"2021-03-24T09:28:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T13:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=464280"},"modified":"2021-03-24T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T13:28:12","slug":"comerica-bank-launches-national-initiative-to-combat-violence-against-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/comerica-bank-launches-national-initiative-to-combat-violence-against-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders\/","title":{"rendered":"Comerica Bank Launches National Initiative to Combat Violence Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Committing $100,000 to Nonprofit Organizations to Support Asian American and Pacific Islander Seniors<\/h2>\n

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\n DALLAS<\/span>, March 24, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Comerica Bank announced today a national program to counter the rise in racially motivated violence targeting the elderly of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities that has occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Comerica’s newly created Asian Senior Citizens Anti-Violence Initiative will focus on directing $100,000<\/span> in contributions and in-kind volunteer support to Asian American nonprofit organizations in Comerica’s major markets of California<\/span>, Texas<\/span> and Michigan<\/span> that assist those who are most vulnerable. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Comerica will launch the national program in California<\/span> by supporting APA Family Support Services<\/b>, Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program<\/b> and Koreatown Youth & Community Center<\/b>. Part of the initiative includes supplying 1,000 personal safety alarms, as well as supporting personal and financial security programs that address elder abuse and fraud prevention.<\/p>\n

“Comerica Bank proudly supports diversity, equity and inclusion, both among our colleagues and in our communities,” said Irvin Ashford, Jr.<\/span>, Chief Community Officer, Comerica Bank. “As a relationship focused bank, we are committed to serving our communities during these difficult times. We hope that our work through the Comerica Asian Senior Citizens Anti-Violence Initiative will help our Asian American and Pacific Islander communities feel safer and supported.”<\/p>\n

Incidents of attacks across the country against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities continue to escalate, particularly against seniors. San Francisco<\/span>-based organization, Stop AAPI Hate, recently reported that its organization has recorded more than 3,700 incidents from March 2020<\/span> to February 2021<\/span>. <\/p>\n

“Comerica condemns the violence we have seen in our Asian American Pacific Islander communities. Helping to demolish social injustices and racial inequities that exist in our country remains a priority for us,” said Nate Bennett<\/span>, Chief Diversity Officer, Comerica Bank. “Among our colleagues, we are continuing to open the dialogue to discuss racial equity, social injustices and the necessity for allyship and inclusivity.” <\/p>\n

Comerica has a long history of partnering with the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Following are three of the 18 Asian American nonprofits that Comerica supported last year alone:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n