SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network (BHN) has received a $25,000 donation from PeoplesBank to benefit the Katherine B. Wilson Staff Excellence Fund. This marks the first installment of a $125,000 commitment over the next five years.
According to a BHN press release, the agency established the Katherine B. Wilson Staff Excellence Fund to support the career and professional development of its workforce and assist in achieving social justice objectives. The fund will support scholarships and forgivable loans for staff to further their education at local colleges, along with licensure support.
“BHN made a compelling case that the engagement/skillset of their workforce has an enormous impact on their ‘end users’ — something we know to be true, even in a seemingly different industry such as banking,” Matthew Bannister, senior vice president of marketing and corporate responsibility at PeoplesBank, said in a press release. “It
