Eastern Colorado Bank donated $10,000.00 to Mercy's Gage in Colorado Springs with the 2023 ECB Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds will help mitigate hunger and homelessness in Colorado Springs by providing life-giving resources for the working poor. The neighbors who come to Mercy's Gate work hard to cover their typical necessities but at times experience an unexpected financial crisis. The services that Mercy's Gate offers include: food, housing, utility, medical, transportation, clothing assistance, tax assistance, back-to-school supplies, Thanksgiving baskets, food pantry and community referrals.

Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000.00 from the 2023 Giving Back - Looking Forward grant to Prairie Cultural Revitalization.  These funds will help revitalize downtown Burlington Main Street with trees, benches, flower pots, trash cans, etc... The Prairie Cultural Revitalization is dedicated to the Main Street Revitalization Project to improve the public experience and appreciation of downtown Burlington.

Eastern Colorado Bank has donated $5,000 to Prairie View Health Resources with our 2023 Giving Back - Looking Forward Grant. The funds have helped send Tanaia Hansen to Nursing School at Lamar Community College and helped Kendra Noe graduate with Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Radiology School at University of Nebraska degree. They are currently going through applications for this year.

The Prairie View Education Assistance Program supports training and educational opportunities for employees at Keefe Memorial Hospital. To donate contact Nick Hevner at Eastern Colorado Bank at 719-767-5652 for more details.