RICHLAND, Wash.–Gesa Credit Union has entered into a partnership with Tacoma Public Schools to launch an affinity debit card program that raises funds for programs benefitting local students.
With every swipe, the new co-branded Affinity Debit Card will support Jobs 253, a district-wide initiative that offers meaningful employment opportunities for students across Foss High School, Lincoln High School, Mount Tahoma High School, Silas High School and Stadium High School.
“As part of the partnership, Gesa will also bring its history-making High School Credit Union Program (HSCU) to the district,” the credit union said. “Since 2000, the program has provided hands-on, real-life financial industry experience to 13 student-operated high school branches across Washington. In 2022, the program became the first Financial Sector Career Launch endorsed program in the state through Career Connect Washington.”
First Branch Opens
Gesa’s first high school credit union branch in Tacoma opened at Mount Tahoma High School on April 9. Throughout the next few years, the credit union said it plans to expand the program to five other schools across the district.
The Tacoma Public Schools Affinity Debit Card is the first card Gesa has launched in the Tacoma area that supports local schools in the community. Launched in 2015, to date the Affinity Debit Card Program has raised more than $1.34 million for local partner school districts and universities, awarding more than $340,000 in 2023 alone, the credit union reported.
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