Kinecta Federal Credit Union and Thomas House Family Shelter teamed up on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to provide a homeless family a better future
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA (January 21, 2022) — Kinecta Federal Credit Union partnered with Thomas House Family Shelter to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through service and spread his vision of a beloved community. Kinecta Volunteer Corps painted a 2-bedroom apartment for a homeless family to have a safe and stable place for a new beginning and helped organize the donation pantry.
At Kinecta, we are committed to the advancement and strengthening of the communities we serve,” said Latrice McGlothin, Executive Director, Kinecta Community Foundation. “Today we are honored to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by partnering with Thomas House Family Shelter to provide a homeless family a better future. We strive to help make a difference through volunteer opportunities, fundraising activities, charitable contributions and more.”
Thomas House Family Shelter works to provide a safe, supportive environment and the resources necessary for homeless families with children to remain together while empowering them to become independent and self-sufficient.
Kinecta Volunteer Corps is composed of employees of Kinecta Federal Credit Union and its subsidiaries who give their time to support non-profit community partners. In 2020, they volunteered more than 4560 hours, donated more than $634,000 to charitable causes and participated in over 145 community events. To learn more about Kinecta’s community outreach programs and activities, visit https://www.kinecta.org/community/
About Kinecta Federal Credit Union
Headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, Kinecta Federal Credit Union is one of the country's largest credit unions, with assets of $6.7 billion and more than 270,000 members from coast to coast. Banking the Southern California area for more than 80 years, with additional branches in New York, New Jersey, Northern California and Florida, Kinecta offers its members a full range of financial products from banking, lending and insurance to wealth management services. Kinecta has been recognized by the Mortgage Bankers Association as a recipient of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Residential Leadership Award, and received the Best of Show award granted by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Technology Council. Residents of Rochester, NY, voted Kinecta as a finalist for Best Credit Union in the Democrat & Chronicle's annual Rochester Choice Awards in 2022. Forbes awarded Kinecta as a top-ranked credit union in California on its America's Best Credit Unions in Each State 2022 List. Kinecta has 30 locations, and its members can use a network of more than 5,800 shared branches and access over 85,000 fee-free ATMs nationwide. For more information on Kinecta, visit the website and LinkedIn.
