A $2,500 gift from the Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation to A Suitable Image in Framingham will support that organization’s mission of helping low-income individuals successfully transition into the workforce.

The clothing distribution program provides unemployed, disadvantaged men and women with a free, suitable work-related wardrobe to help them “start over.”

According to Mark R. Haranas, president of Framingham Co-operative Bank, the award to A Suitable Image was among those made in the most recent round of funding by the Charitable Foundation, where nearly $40,000 in grants were distributed to benefit the community in a variety of ways.


WELL-SUITED — Linda Brooks (center), executive director of A Suitable Image, with Rachel Stewart, administrative director of the Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation, and Mark R. Haranas, president of Framingham Co-operative Bank, with a ceremonial check representing the Foundation’s recent $2,500 donation to the Framingham-based nonprofit organization.

Since it was established in 1998, the Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation has donated over $1.4 million to community causes as part of its commitment to improve and enhance quality of life for local residents. Throughout its 120-year history, the Bank has been consistently responsive to the needs of the community.