North Carolina Community Foundation President/CEO Jennifer Tolle Whiteside (left) receives a ceremonial check from SECU Foundation Board Chair Jo Anne Sanford. As part of a shared $10 million commitment of the $45.19 billion, Raleigh, N.C.-based State Employees' Credit Union and the State Employees' Credit Union Foundation to provide COVID-19 disaster relief, an additional grant has been made – this time to support local non-profit organizations in communities across North Carolina. The SECU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization funded by the contributions of members of SECU, announced a $3 million grant to the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF). NCCF is a grant making foundation that provides small-dollar awards to sustain and grow non-profits in underserved communities in North Carolina. The $3 million grant is comprised of two pieces – a $2 million general purpose grant that will help NCCF provide assistance to community non-profits through its North Carolina Healing Communities Fund, and a $1 million challenge grant that will help NCCF raise the additional capital needed to meet the goals of the Healing Communities Fund. The fund will focus on small-dollar grants to local non-profits that provide services in health care, human services, housing and education.

Black Hills Federal Credit Union

From left to right, Teller Support Specialist Brandi Wells and Downtown Member Service Center Teller Supervisor Amanda Grohs of the $1.6 billion, Rapid City, S.D.-based Black Hills Federal Credit Union, and Deb Berg, volunteer coordinator for the Cornerstone Rescue Mission, show off donated blankets. Each year, BHFCU participates in the Cornerstone Rescue Mission's Share the Warmth Blanket Drive. For health and safety reasons, BHFCU collected monetary donations this year and used the total amount raised to purchase 42 new blankets, pillowcases and sheets. These items were donated to the Cornerstone Rescue Mission to be distributed among the Black Hills area homeless. In addition, BHFCU recently presented a check for $500 to the Black Hills Special Services Cooperative for the purchase of a wheelchair scale to be used at the Sturgis Main Office School. The wheelchair scale will immediately benefit at least five students who use a wheelchair for mobility and require regular weight checks.

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