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Credit Union of Southern California donates $10,000 to YMCA of Greater Whittier

ANAHEIM HILLS, CA (April 14, 2020) — Credit Union of Southern California (CU SoCal) recently donated $10,000 to YMCA of Greater Whittier.

The donation from the Anaheim Hills, CA-based credit union will help the Whittier YMCA provide meals to children who would normally get two meals at school. Because school is not in session at this time, many of these children and families are going without meals.

“Whittier is our home, our community, and so when we heard there was a need, we knew what we had to do,” said CU SoCal Vice President of Business and Talent Development Melissa Manning.

The YMCA has served more than 2,500 meals to children between the ages of 1 and 18 since it expanded its program on March 16, according to Executive Director of Financial Development Adrienne Gibson.

She called the CU SoCal donation “a gift of hope for our families who are trying to tackle hurdle after hurdle during this very uncertain time.”

The gift was made possible through CU SoCal’s Helping Hands program, which was founded in 1997 by CU SoCal employees. The vision of CU SoCal Helping Hands is to provide Southern California’s underprivileged and impoverished families with the basic necessities of life, treating them with dignity and respect. The program provides food, clothing, and financial assistance to families in need, and supports other charitable organizations in Southern California. In 2019, Helping Hands donated more than $100,000 to local charities and schools, $43,000 of which came directly from CU SoCal employee donations.

YMCA of Greater Whittier Executive Director of Financial Development Adrienne Gibson says the $10,000 donation from the Anaheim Hills-based Credit Union of Southern California will help the non-profit organization continue to provide meals for children impacted by the closing of schools due to COVID-19 pandemic.

About Credit Union of Southern California (CU SoCal)

Founded in 1954 as Whittier Area Schools Federal Credit Union, CU SoCal is a credit union open to those who live, work, worship, or attend school in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. CU SoCal has a superior five-star financial rating from BauerFinancial, holds more than $2 billion in assets, and serves more than 130,000 Members. For more information, visit CUSoCal.org.