Madison, WI – July 2, 2020 – Indianapolis Colt Jonathan Taylor is keeping Wisconsin front and center, wrapping up his recent “Jump Around” giveback campaign with UW Credit Union with a $10,000 donation to United Way’s COVID-19 Urgent Needs Fund. The funds will support United Way’s long-term community response strategy as agencies transition into the next step of recovery. In May, UW Credit Union pledged $23 to both the United Way of Dane[...]

Burbank, CA - Logix FCU says, "Yes, your two cents count!" A penny here, a penny there might not seem like much. But to our neighbors in need of help, a penny here and a penny there can make a big difference. When our community partners together, a small contribution from a lot of people really adds up. According to the California Association of Food Banks, roughly one in every eight Californians does not know from where their next meal will come. And, the effects of COVID-19[...]

Granite City, IL - June 30, 2020 - GCS Credit Union employees joined together to raise $770 in the month of June to benefit Leaps of Love. At GCS Credit Union we focus on giving back to our community and caring for our members. One way GCS gives back to the community is with our monthly jeans program, called Casual for a Cause. Staff are able to make a monthly donation to a local charity or organization and in return wear jeans to work on Fridays and Saturdays. During the month of June, GCS[...]

MISSOULA, MT (June 29, 2020) — Clearwater Credit Union (Clearwater) announced a $25,000 donation to the Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) during their 2020 Annual Member meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Clearwater’s Board of Directors authorized the donation in response to the increased demand for food assistance brought on by COVID-19. Clearwater’s donation will provide financial support for MFBN emergency assistance programs like the Mail-A-Meal Program. The [...]

BURNSVILLE, MN - June 26, 2020 - Firefly Credit Union dedicated the month of May to raising money for the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge of Minneapolis, an organization that gives cancer patients and their caregivers a homelike place to stay during cancer treatment. The program is able to provide lodging for patients and their caregivers at no cost because of support from volunteers and donations. During the month of May, Firefly employees raised money through weekly digital bingo games[...]

PLEASANTON, CA (June 24, 2020) — In part of an ongoing commitment to supporting its valued communities impacted by COVID-19, Patelco Credit Union today announced a rollout of grants benefitting area food banks across Northern California totaling $130,000. The organizations receiving funds are striving to meet the ongoing needs surrounding food insecurity amongst vulnerable community members and families, an issue Patelco is passionate about supporting. “Food[...]

LANSING, Mich. — June 23, 2020 - Two Lansing-based credit unions have joined forces to help meet the soaring need of feeding the hungry throughout Greater Lansing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. LAFCU and CASE Credit Union pooled their donations of $2,500 each to the YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing and obtained a matching grant from Michigan Credit Union Foundation. The $10,000 gift will provide 8,000 meals to adults through the YMCA’s anti-hunger Healthy Living Mobile[...]

(SAN ANTONIO, TX - June 23, 2020) –– The Security Service Charitable Foundation is donating $5,000 to Endeavors to assist with Supportive Services for Veterans and their Families. Endeavors serves homeless veterans as well as veterans at risk of becoming homeless throughout the state of Texas. The charitable donation will be used to provide welcome-home and hygiene kits for veterans. “We are so thankful to the Security Service Charitable Foundation for equipping our at-risk [...]

RAPID CITY, SD, June 10, 2020 – Black Hills Federal Credit Union recently presented Meals on Wheels, Western South Dakota, with a $5,000 donation to help keep seniors safe and nourished in communities across South Dakota. This donation will be dispersed to Meals on Wheels organizations in the communities of Rapid City, Custer, Hot Springs, Wall, Sturgis, Spearfish, Belle Fourche, Pierre, Cheyenne River and Sioux Falls.  Vulnerable seniors are at the greatest risk amid COVID-19.[...]

PLYMOUTH, Minn. (June 19, 2020) - To help support its communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, each of TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union’s ten branches in Minnesota are partnering with the TruStone Foundation to donate $1,000 to a local food shelf, for a total donation of $10,000. These donations were made as part of a larger initiative by the credit union to donate $1,000 per branch, totaling $14,000. TruStone’s CEO, Tim Bosiacki, thanked the staff of food shelves for[...]

PLYMOUTH, Minn. (June 19, 2020) - To help support its communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, each of TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union’s four branches in Wisconsin are partnering with the TruStone Foundation to donate $1,000 to a local food shelf, for a total donation of $4,000. These donations were made as part of a larger initiative by the credit union to donate $1,000 per branch, totaling $14,000. TruStone’s CEO, Tim Bosiacki, thanked the staff of food shelves for[...]

Basking Ridge, N.J. ( June 17, 2020 )  – The Affinity Federal Credit Union Foundation distributed $4,500 to nine food banks and pantries across New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, as well as collecting nearly 500 pounds of food through a virtual food drive hosted in partnership with YouGiveGoods. The virtual food drive was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to assist food banks and pantries amid increased unemployment and food insecurity as well as students no[...]