RALEIGH, N.C.–The SECU Foundation of State Employee’s Credit Union has awarded a $2.5 million grant to the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) Foundation to assist in efforts to provide increased statewide support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding is already helping to deliver some much needed relief to healthcare and human services organizations providing key resources to the medical community, the Foundation said.
The North Carolina Healthcare Association serves as a resource for hospitals, health systems, and healthcare providers to improve the delivery and quality of affordable care.
According to the SECU Foundation, major areas of support deemed critical in response to COVID-19 and provided through this grant include: collaboration with North Carolina Area Health Education Centers to provide online training and medical coaching for staff who deliver COVID-19 care outside an area of specialty; personal protective equipment; mental health resilience programs; childcare; and expanded telehealth services for acute healthcare employees.
‘Working Tirelessly’
“All facets of our state’s healthcare community are working tirelessly to treat and comfort patients and families during this crisis,” observed Jo Anne Sanford, SECU Foundation board chair. “The North Carolina Healthcare Association has been providing exceptional services to hospitals, medical and care facilities, and healthcare personnel for years – they have a vast amount of knowledge and experience. We are incredibly proud to partner with their Foundation to provide much needed support to hospitals and medical professionals who are on the front line, courageously fighting this pandemic.”
First-Ever Virtual Meeting for Texas Commission
In Austin, the Texas Credit Union Commission, which oversees the activities of the Texas Credit Union Department, will hold its first-ever virtual meeting on May 8 at 9 a.m. The meeting will be open to the public, so Texas credit union leaders may attend.
According to the agenda, the nine-member Commission will discuss the sunset process, department activities related to COVID-19, the department’s FY 2020 budget and financial performance, the department’s strategic plan for FY 2021, and the general status of the credit union system.
Cookie Deliveries in Florida
In Ocala, Fla., Ocala Community Credit Union has delivered fresh-baked cookies to local firefighters and to and to AdventHealth Ocala frontline staff serving the community.