Fifth Third Bank, Northeastern Ohio is pleased to present a grant for $50,000 to the Cleveland Housing Network's Community Training & Technology Center to help support financial literacy and homeownership.

"Fifth Third has made a commitment to the communities it serves by funding special projects through its charitable foundation and the private foundations under its care," explains Robert J. King, Jr., President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank, Northeastern Ohio. "We are pleased to be a part of a project that will ultimately build a stronger future for those served by the organization."

The Cleveland Housing Network works to develop affordable housing in Cleveland's neighborhoods, with a special emphasis on serving families in poverty and on providing homeownership opportunities. The Community Training & Technology Center offers a strategic array of technology, money management, homeownership training classes and family services that together are helping to light a pathway out of poverty for low-income families in Cleveland. Other offerings at the Community Training & Technology Center include basic and intermediary technology courses, health screenings and free tax preparation services.

"Fifth Third has been a terrific partner to the Cleveland Housing Network for many years, and this very significant commitment to our Community Technology & Training Center is particularly appreciated. With this grant, the Cleveland Housing Network will be able to provide financial literacy and homeownership training services to over 1500 Clevelanders and expand our reach to include more families in need of affordable housing opportunities," says Rob Curry, Executive Director Cleveland Housing Network.

Fifth Third Bank (Northeastern Ohio) with $5.1 billion in assets, has 76 Banking Centers locations, including 18 seven-day-a-week Bank Mart locations inside select TOPS Friendly Markets and more than 100 Jeanie ATMs. One of 17 affiliates of Fifth Third Bancorp, Fifth Third Bank (Northeastern Ohio) serves Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties.