KeyBank Grants $100,000 to CIHA

CIHA’s Protein Food Pantry provides healthy food to senior residents living on fixed incomes. Through this program, they can access protein-rich food once a month, contributing to their health and allowing them to allocate their budgets elsewhere, such as for medicine, rent, or utilities. With KeyBank’s funding, the pantry will be able to purchase additional food and expand the reach of the program by at least 25 percent.

“Our funding priorities at KeyBank make up four pillars: neighbors, workforce, education, and service, and we know that safe and stable housing and access to healthy food is crucial to each one of these,” says Alaska KeyBank President Lori McCaffrey. “At KeyBank we are dedicated to building stronger communities and improving the lives of our neighbors and underserved communities. We are delighted to play a role in helping CIHA’s clients meet their most basic needs.”

CIHA is the tribally designated housing entity for receiving federal housing funds in the Cook Inlet region through an Indian Housing Block Grant established in the 1996 Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act.