For the sixth year in a row, Citizens Bank’s commitment to helping colleagues build or add to their families through adoption has been recognized by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Citizens ranked third overall among financial service companies and fifth overall among all companies recognized by the foundation. This is the 10th year Citizens has been named to the list.
Citizens is proud to offer adoption-related assistance to both colleagues and customers. For colleagues, the company offers both financial assistance —as much as $23,400 toward eligible adoption expenses and fees -- and up to one week of paid leave per adoption. For customers, Citizens provides financing solutions for families who plan to adopt children through a unique partnership with the National Adoption Foundation.
“We’re honored to receive this recognition for a tenth time, as we continue to assist our colleagues who have decided to adopt,” said Susan LaMonica, chief human resources officer, Citizens Bank. “Adoption is a rewarding experience for all involved, and being able to support our colleagues in establishing their families is another way we are helping them reach their potential.”
Adoption-Friendly Workplaces are determined by an analysis of financial assistance and paid leave available to families who adopt, based on surveys completed by employers. Breakout lists are available noting America’s top 100 adoption-friendly employers, the top 10 by size, and the leaders in each industry.
More information about the recognition can be found at adoptionfriendlyworkplace.org.
About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Citizens Financial
Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial
institutions, with $151.4 billion in assets as of June 30, 2017.
Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range
of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals,
small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and
institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by
listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer
tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens
provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online
banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of
approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 branches in 11 states
in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Consumer Banking
products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings,
wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking,
Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a
full range of wholesale banking products and services including lending
and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and
interest rate hedging, and asset finance. More information is available
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About the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
The Dave
Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a national nonprofit public charity
dedicated exclusively to finding permanent homes for the more than
130,000 children waiting in North America’s foster care systems. Created
by Wendy’s® founder Dave Thomas, who was adopted, the Foundation
implements evidence-based, results-driven national service programs,
foster care adoption awareness campaigns and innovative grant making. To
learn more, visit davethomasfoundation.org or call 1-800-ASK-DTFA.
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