SARC will use $10,000 donation from Point Breeze Credit Union to provide needed services to victims of assault, abuse

A $10,000 donation from Point Breeze Credit Union will be used by SARC (The Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center) to provide needed services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse and stalking throughout Harford County.

“Because we rely completely on community support to offer a wide range of services to those fleeing abuse in their lives, it is a tremendous boost to receive a gift like that provided by Point Breeze,” says SARC Development Director Neala Lancellotti.

According to Lancellotti, SARC’s services – all of which are confidential and offered free of charge – include a 24-hour helpline, abuser and crisis intervention, counselling services, legal representation and advocacy, and a 20-bed shelter for victims.

“Being a good neighbour and an involved member of our community is an essential part of Point Breeze Credit Union’s mission,” says Point Breeze President and CEO Bernard McLaughlin. “We take that commitment to community very seriously, and so we are proud to support SARC’s ongoing mission to be Harford County’s lifeline to victims of violence.”

Point Breeze Credit Union has a long history of providing financial and volunteer support to a wide range of non-profit organizations throughout the Baltimore area. Last year, Point Breeze donated $85,000 to area non-profits such as the Maryland Food Bank, The Arc Northern Chesapeake, and Arts Every Day, and another $22,500 in scholarships to local high school students.

Now celebrating its 85^th year in business, Point Breeze recently opened the redesigned lobby at its Hunt Valley office, which had been undergoing extensive renovations over the past several months. The remodelled lobby represents the first phase of an extensive renovation and expansion project which will double the size of Point Breeze’s Hunt Valley facility, adding a new two-story, 20,000-square-foot addition to the existing 20,000-square-foot building in order to better meet the needs of its members and accommodate the credit union’s rapid membership growth.