GLENDALE, Ariz.–Credit Union West held a check presentation for its final EmployeesCARE donation of 2022.
Credit union employees donated $5,307.49 to Arizona Helping Hands, a local nonprofit organization that provides necessities for children in foster care. Arizona Helping Hands was chosen for the level of care they provide children in Arizona’s foster care system.
Arizona Helping Hands became a nonprofit organization in 1998 and has served tens of thousands of children with a mission to provide essential needs for kids in foster care through programs promoting safety, permanency, and health.
In addition to providing basic needs and back-to-school supplies, Arizona Helping Hands also makes sure that foster children are celebrated on their birthday. The organization creates personalized birthday packages filled with donated toys, games, books, and puzzles through its Birthday Dreams Program.
To support these important programs, Credit Union West said its leaders and staff presented Arizona Helping Hands with the donation check at their corporate office. The donation was made possible by Credit Union West team members who fund the EmployeesCARE Program, which raises money for a nonprofit organization selected by employees each quarter. To further inspire staff to give, President and CEO Karen Roch matched the donation with her own personal funds.
“Credit Union West is so excited to help fund the programs that Arizona Helping Hands provides to foster children in our community,” said Roch. “I love seeing our employees give so generously to such a vital organization in our state.”
The final EmployeesCARE donation of 2022, bringing the total of donated funds to more than $22,000 for the year.