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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The SECU Foundation has provided the Buncombe County non-profit Homeward Bound a $500,000 grant for the development of an 85-unit permanent supportive housing complex to address the growing homeless population in the Asheville area.

DULUTH, Ga. — Georgia United Foundation in partnership with Georgia United Credit Union has named seven grant recipients of the 2023 Georgia United Foundation School Crashers program. 

RALEIGH, N.C.– The Coastal Credit Union Foundation , in collaboration with Carolinas Credit Union Foundation, Civic Local Foundation, and State Employees Credit Union Foundation, hosted a Philanthropy Summit last week in Raleigh, N.C.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.–BayPort Credit Union has won two Diamond Awards from the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council.

LOWELL, Mass.­- Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union has been recognized by The Warren Group as a Top Credit Union Lender in Massachusetts based on loans originated in 2022. 

HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. and TYSONS, Va.— PenFed Credit Union said it has furthered its partnership with Rise, a nonprofit providing services in the Hightstown/East Windsor area, with a $125,000 donation in support of "uRise Powered by PenFed."

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— VyStar Credit Union has launched VyStar Foundation to serve as the credit union’s philanthropic arm. 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.– The League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) hsd named State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R-11) as the 2022 State Lawmaker of the Year.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) said the Minnesota Department of Commerce; Financial Institutions Credit Union Division has earned Reaccreditation following a series of in-depth reviews and assessments by a panel of veteran state supervisors.