Press Releases

The SECU Foundation issues press releases to inform you of the latest projects and happenings within North Carolina. Select the press release you would like to view.

2023

May 25, 2023 - $750,000 SECU Foundation Grant Helps Surry Medical Ministries Expand and Open New Healthcare Clinic

May 23, 2023 - SECU Foundation Provides Choanoke Area Development Association $40,000 Grant for Affordable Housing

May 18, 2023 - N.C. Zoological Society Awarded $2 Million Gift from SECU Foundation for Asia Habitat Addition

April 24, 2023 - State Employees’ Credit Union Welcomes Visiting Delegation from Africa

April 6, 2023 - SECU Foundation Provides Grant to Dunn Non-Profit to Build Capacity and Grow Afterschool Programs

April 5, 2023 - 100 Black Men of Triangle East Receives SECU Foundation Grant to Increase Community Impact

April 3, 2023 - $500,000 Grant to Homeward Bound for Housing Complex Will Benefit Homeless Population in Asheville Area

March 23, 2023 - SECU Foundation Sponsors Production of PBS North Carolina’s 2023 Year of the Trail Series

March 21, 2023 - Adults Recovering from Addiction or Incarceration to Benefit from SECU Foundation Grant

March 8, 2023 - Triangle Business Journal Recognizes Jama Campbell with 2023 Women in Business Award

March 6, 2023 - State Employees’ Credit Union and SECU Foundation Receive Top Honors for Service and Social Responsibility Programs

February 21, 2023 - The Collective Power of a Dollar: SECU Foundation has a Long History of Supporting Economically Distressed Communities Across North Carolina

February 20, 2023 - SECU Foundation Awards $500,000 Grant to Senior Services to Support Campus Expansion

February 16, 2023 - SECU Foundation Awards Scotland Family Counseling Center Grant to Benefit Expansion of Mental Health and Wellness Programs

February 14, 2023 - SECU Foundation Provides Grant to Non-Profit to Help Preserve Historic African American Community in Moore County

January 26, 2023 - SECU and SECU Foundation Provide Joint Gift of $5 Million to Develop Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh

January 9, 2023 - Craven County Non-Profit Tried By Fire Receives $40,000 Grant for Expansion of Services

January 4, 2023 - SECU Foundation Grant Supports Expansion of Health and Wellness Programs for Residents of North Carolina’s High Country

2022

December 29, 2022 - Open Table Receives Grant from SECU Foundation to Help Youth Aging Out of Foster Care System

December 28, 2022 - Watauga County Non-Profit Receives $40,000 Grant to Help End Homelessness

December 15, 2022 - Children’s Council of Watauga County Receives $40,000 Grant to Expand Child Advocacy Programs

December 14, 2022 - Nation’s Oldest Free-Standing African American Cultural Center in Buncombe County Receives $40,000 SECU Foundation Grant to Advance Mission

November 17, 2022 - Chapel Hill Non-Profit Receives SECU Foundation Grant for Housing Advocacy in Historic Neighborhoods

November 16, 2022 - Wilkes County Shelter Receives SECU Foundation Grant to Help Expand Services for the Homeless

November 1, 2022 – Orange County Non-Profit Receives SECU Foundation Grant to Help Address Childhood Hunger

October 10, 2022 – SECU Foundation Makes $2 Million Challenge Grant for New Child Advocacy and Resource Center in Onslow County

September 28, 2022 - OBX Room in the Inn Receives $40,000 Grant from SECU Foundation to Expand Services for the Homeless

September 20, 2022 – SECU Foundation Provides $40,000 Grant for Animal-Assisted Therapy Program in Western North Carolina

September 15, 2022 – SECU Foundation Helps Grahamtown Team in Rutherford County Plan for Growth with $40,000 Grant

August 29, 2022 – Carolina Cross Connection Receives SECU Foundation Grant to Advance Efforts for DEI Initiatives

June 21, 2022 – SECU Foundation Awards $40,000 Grant to Expand Homebuyer Education for North Carolinians