Kitsap Bank Donates To Coffee Oasis Renovation
Kitsap Bank recently announced its commitment of $10,000 to the renovation of a new Coffee Oasis location in Tacoma. Through this new facility, Coffee Oasis will be able to provide services to homeless and low-to-moderate income youth in the Pierce area, including providing job training through its café. Kitsap Bank is a longtime supporter of The Coffee Oasis and their mission to help change the world for homeless youth in our communities. In the last three years, Kitsap Bank has donated $30,000 to help renovate Coffee Oasis locations throughout Kitsap County.
“Kitsap Bank is pleased to partner with The Coffee Oasis on the renovation of their new location,” remarks Steve Politakis, Kitsap Bank Chief Executive Officer. “We admire the work Coffee Oasis is doing to change and improve the lives of at-risk youth in our local communities, and we are excited to see this effort expand into Pierce County.”
For close to two decades, The Coffee Oasis has provided a safe place for youth in Kitsap county. In addition to meeting basic needs, such as offering youth showers, clothing and food, Coffee Oasis provides youth centers, job training, mentoring, case management, shelter, and more. Currently, Coffee Oasis has five cafés (Kingston, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, and two in Bremerton) and three Oasis Center locations (Bremerton, Port Orchard and Poulsbo) across Kitsap County with more planned across Western Washington.
Established August 8, 1908, Kitsap Bank is headquartered in Port Orchard, WA, operating 21 locations throughout Western Washington. With over $1 billion in assets, the Bank provides a full range of financial services to commercial and individual clients. Kitsap Bank has been named a Preferred Lender by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and a Corporate Philanthropist by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Kitsap Bank is ranked the 12th largest bank based in the State of Washington and is the sixth largest women-owned business, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. The Bank was named Family-Owned Business of the Year in 2015 by Seattle Business magazine and has a 5 Star rating from BauerFinancial Inc. For more information, visit kitsapbank.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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