Delta Community Credit Union Commits $75,000 to 30 Metro Atlanta Charities

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Tuesday, November 4th, 2014

Remaining committed to supporting the communities it serves, Delta Community Credit Union, Georgia's largest credit union, announces recipients of its second annual Philanthropic Fund grant program. The Credit Union pledges to donate a total of $75,000 to 30 organizations in metro Atlanta.

As a not-for-profit financial institution, Delta Community is an active participant in, and source of support for, organizations important to its members. "Our Philanthropic Fund allows Delta Community to demonstrate, in a very tangible way, its commitment to the communities we serve," said Jai Rogers, vice president of Business Development at Delta Community. "Each of these 30 grant recipients share the Credit Union's goals to help families manage household finances and improve the physical and financial well-being of young people."

The 2015 Philanthropic Fund grant recipients include:

  1. Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs – Get On Your F.E.E.T. Program 
  2. Alive Ministries, Inc. - Save it Forward 
  3. Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta - College Bound Program 
  4. CHRIS Kids – TransitionZ Program (Housing, Counseling, Job Skills, Life Skills, Career Readiness & basic needs such as food and clothing) 
  5. Clarkston Community Center – Mobile App Competition, S.T.E.M. Program 
  6. Cobb Library Foundation – Teen Center Spaces 
  7. Communities in Schools of Henry County – Life 101 Program (Income and Expense Management) 
  8. Covenant House of Georgia – Adult Basic Education Program, Financial Literacy 
  9. Everybody Wins! Atlanta – Power Lunch and Story Time Programs, CRCT Improvements, Marvels of Money Book Series 
  10. Foster Care Support Foundation – Hope for Tomorrow Mentorship Program 
  11. Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta – Furniture Distribution Program 
  12. Georgia Law Center for the Homeless – Individualized Education Program, Financial Literacy and Stability 
  13. Habitat for Humanity in North Georgia – Family Services and Education Program 
  14. Housing Initiative of North Fulton - Homestretch 
  15. Junior Achievement of Georgia – Discovery Center, Biztown or Finance Park 
  16. Literacy Action – Financial Literacy Class 
  17. New Hope Enterprises – Core Job-readiness Program 
  18. Our House – Family Advocacy, Financial Literacy, Money Management 
  19. Posse Atlanta – Pre-Collegiate Training Program 
  20. Rainbow House – Emergency Shelter and Connection Child Advocacy and Assessment Center 
  21. Saint Joseph's Mercy Cares – Latino Childhood Obesity Prevention Program 
  22. Sandy Springs Education Force – After School and S.T.E.M. Program 
  23. The Center for Working Families, Inc. – Family Asset Building Program 
  24. The Community School – Outdoor, Physical Education Programs 
  25. The Drake House – Life Skills Financial Education Program 
  26. The Salvation Army – Money Matters 
  27. The Study Hall – Financial Literacy Program 
  28. United Methodist Children's Home of Northern Georgia – Student Success Program 
  29. Vox Teen Communications – Graduation Countdown 
  30. WellSpring Living – Financial Literacy and Empowered Living Programs

Individual Philanthropic Fund grants ranging from $500 to $7,500 will be distributed to these 30 recipients throughout 2015. For information about Delta Community Credit Union's community involvement and Philanthropic Fund grant program, please visit Delta Community's Community Program page, http://www.DeltaCommunityCU.com/Community.