Industry Press

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is excited to announce that its third annual statewide Toy Drive is officially underway and will continue through December 6. All 275 branches will serve as drop-off sites for the drive to help spread the joy of the holiday season to local children and families.

SECU Foundation has awarded a $750,000 challenge grant to Lucy Daniels Center (LDC) for the construction of a youth mental health facility and resource center at its campus headquarters in Cary. The new wing will allow the non-profit to triple its current patient capacity for therapeutic services and support.

A $1 million challenge grant from SECU Foundation to SPCA of Wake County (SPCA Wake) will help the largest animal welfare organization in North Carolina establish a Regional Campus for Pets & People. The site will serve as a community hub to expand affordable pet care services and will include a new Learning Center that

Florida-based Suncoast Credit Union generously provided State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) with a mobile ATM to help support the financial needs of its members and area residents affected by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina (WNC). The mobile ATM offers 24-hour availability and is currently located at SECU’s Asheville-Oak Plaza Branch, which is without a

In response to the catastrophic flooding, landslides, and widespread destruction in Western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene, the SECU Foundation Board of Directors approved a $3.75 million disaster relief package to assist communities affected.

– SECU Foundation awarded a $500,000 grant to SouthLight Healthcare, one of the area’s leading non-profit providers of outpatient and community-based services for mental health and substance use treatment. Funding will support the renovation of the outpatient treatment center at its Wake County main campus to help expand its reach and impact in Johnston, Durham,

SECU Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to Feeding the Carolinas (FTC) for the non-profit’s disaster preparedness efforts in North Carolina. Funds will help equip the organization to readily deliver food and other essential supplies to individuals and communities impacted by disasters.

A $350,000 grant from SECU Foundation will help Care Ring significantly expand its comprehensive healthcare services for low-income and uninsured residents of Mecklenburg County. The grant will be used for the renovation of a 13,000 square foot structure in downtown Charlotte that, to date, is recognized as the sole charitable clinic within a seven-mile radius.

SECU Foundation has announced its renewed support of Lead for North Carolina (LFNC), a post-graduate fellowship program at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Government. With its $1 million grant, the Foundation will serve as the lead funder for the placement of up to 150 LFNC SECU fellows in paid

State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce its support for the 2024 Governor’s School Supply Drive to help teachers and students get the items they need for the upcoming school year. In its sixth year to provide collection sites for the event, SECU is accepting donations at its statewide network of 275 branches

With assistance from SECU Foundation, Bertie County opened its doors July 1 to welcome tenants to a new 24-unit housing complex for public school and local government employees. The Foundation provided Partners for Bertie County Public Schools with interest-free construction financing and 15-year interest-free permanent financing of $3.1 million.

SECU Foundation recently awarded a $1.6 million grant to Vecinos for a new medical center and human services hub in Macon County. A groundbreaking kicked off the initiative to bring greater access to healthcare and supportive services for low-income and uninsured adults in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties.

SECU Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to Outreach Mission Inc. (OMI) to construct a new 76-bed shelter in Sanford, doubling its capacity to serve the homeless in Anson, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Johnston, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, and Richmond counties.

A new round of Mission Development grants approved by the SECU Foundation Board of Directors welcomes 16 non-profits to the two-year capacity building program, with awards totaling $640,000. The Foundation’s Mission Development Grant Program, which began seven years ago, has been filling unmet financial needs for North Carolina non-profits seeking to strengthen their long-term growth

SECU Foundation has awarded a $600,000 challenge grant to Crittenton, a Mecklenburg County non-profit dedicated to serving vulnerable women, families, and children in North Carolina.

SECU Foundation awarded a $600,000 challenge grant to Crittenton, a Mecklenburg County non-profit dedicated to serving vulnerable women, families, and children in North Carolina. The Foundation’s grant will help fund a capital campaign project to meet the current and future needs of their residential programs.