Established in 2024, the DCCU Cares Foundation is the charitable arm of DuPont Community Credit Union. The Foundation’s mission is built around four focus areas critical to our vision of improving the financial health of our community: Financial Wellness, Financial Education, Member, Employee & Community Engagement, and Community Partnerships.
Because financial distress often starts with a lack of financial knowledge and resources, the DCCU Cares Foundation seeks to promote financial empowerment and teach our community smart money habits. We also recognize that those needing a helping hand up are often acutely affected by a lack of access to basic needs such as a quality supply of food, adequate housing, reliable transportation, and steady employment, so we seek to make impact in ways that target these issues, and expand the community giving already taking place.
Community Grant Program
The Foundation’s Community Grant Program awarded funds to mission aligned community partners who find innovative, results oriented and cost-effective ways to foster financial health within the DCCU Cares Foundation focus and service areas. The Foundation was pleased to award $60,000 to these 11 service area nonprofits this year:
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank www.brafb.org
Community Childcare Community Child Care, Inc. – Home
Embrace Centers for Community Home – Embrace Waynesboro
On the Road Collaborative www.ontheroadcollaborative.com
Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta www.renewinghomes.org
SAW Habitat for Humanity www.sawhfh.org
Valley Mission www.valleymission.net
Valley Supportive Housing www.valleysupportivehousing.org
Unity4Kids Unity4Kids – Home
Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry www.warmwaynesboro.org
Waynesboro Family YMCA Home – Waynesboro Family YMCA
The following focus areas represent the grant funding priorities:
- Individual and Family Financial Stability and Self-Sufficiency
- Impactful Financial Education to Youth and/or Adults
- Access to Affordable Housing
- Financially Responsible and Better Prepared Workforce
- Small Business Success Support
- Projects that demonstrate the link between financial well-being and physical health and how to address and improve both.
The aim of the DCCU Cares Foundation is to advance our community’s financial health in inspiring ways both presently and for many years to come.
Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry (WARM) Executive Director Alec Gunn stated, “WARM is extremely grateful for this funding for our day care that will assist our mothers in obtaining employment.”
For more information visit mydccu.com/foundation or contact Margaret Hersh at 540-946-3200 x3361.
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