Americans value play, but financial stress continues to limit play time. U.S. Bancorp has responded by committing to reduce these barriers through its Community Possible Month of Play. It started with the bank investing $6.6 million in local nonprofits supporting play programs and mobilizing 73,000 employee volunteers to help make play possible for 100,000 Americans.
U.S. Bank employees also surprised communities by paying for tickets to a show or admission to the local zoo, clean-up a neighborhood park, start a game of flag football at a school program, paint faces and even work to create new play spaces. For example, the bank revitalized and renovate playgrounds and play spaces through signature projects in Cincinnati, Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Seattle and the Twin Cities.