Steven M. Sousa, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MutualOne Bank and a MutualOne Charitable Foundation trustee announced that the Foundation has awarded $7,500 to the John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation to support the Foundation’s Mazie Mentoring Program at Framingham High School.

The Mazie Mentoring Program works with students who face steep odds against realizing their potential. It provides the support and motivation they need to succeed in school and beyond.

“MutualOne Bank’s support of young people in Framingham is incredible – this truly helps us provide a high-quality mentoring program to teens that would not otherwise get the extra support,” said Senior Mazie Mentoring Program Director Rachel Constanzo. “Mentees consistently attribute this program as the reason they are thinking more about their future and pursuing education after high school, so it is not an exaggeration to say that this contribution will impact the Framingham community tremendously.”

“The mentoring program has a history of success in helping youth at risk continue their education and set and achieve their personal goals,” Sousa stated. “The MutualOne Charitable Foundation is pleased to support this work.”