MALIBU—Bank of America announced that it has given a $1 million grant to the Lowe Family YMCA, which serves Malibu and Pacific Palisades, which was destroyed last year during the wildfires, and this grant will be used to fund reconstruction.
According to Raul Anaya, head of the Greater Los Angeles branch of Bank of America, the grant will be used to fund the rebuilding of the destroyed Via de la Paz site and the neighboring Simon Meadow site.
These two sites will allow the Lowe Family YMCA to explain its programming to families and children including mental health services, emergency preparedness, and multigenerational engagement.
In addition, the Lowe Family YMCA will show its gratitude to Bank of America by naming the new Community Room at the Via De La Paz site after the bank.
For 60 years, the Lowe Family YMCA has served both Malibu and the Pacific Palisades. with the grant, the Bank of America’s total philanthropic effort to fund recovery efforts from the wild fires totals $4.5 million.
By Daniel Diquinzio