St. Louis, MO -��
1st Financial Federal Credit Unions Your Community 1st Grant program has selected Dave Woolley of H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE to receive a $500 grant which will be used to support military members, veterans, and their families.
In 2015, the 1st Financial Leadership team expanded their successful monthly giving program and created the
Your Community 1st Grant.� This program focuses on supporting individuals who are working to create positive change within their community.� Quarterly, 1st Financial will present a $500 donation to be used for an existing community need or certified 501(c)3 charitable organization or not for profit agency.
Recipients of the
Your Community 1st Grant are chosen based on the severity of the need and the recipients willingness to work towards helping members of their community achieve personal or financial growth. (For example: Education, Housing, Financial Literacy, etc.) 1st Financial is excited to award the
Your Community 1st Grant to Dave Woolley and H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE.
H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE provides support for military members, veterans, and their families before, during, and after deployment through specially trained caregivers in the communities where they live.� H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE, which stands for Homefront Enabling Relationships, Opportunities, and Empowerment through Support, consists of a network of tens of thousands of trained caregivers and thousands of professional mental health care and service providers working together to provide an unprecedented system of support for military members and their families.
In the application, Mr. Woolley spoke about using the grant to help fund a case management program to provide services to military families in need of financial counselling to help stabilize family situations.
"Every day we receive requests from families struggling with financial issues resulting from the effects of military service," remarked Dave Wolley, Executive Vice President of H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE. �"Our thanks to 1st Financial family of associates who help make it possible to meet the needs of these families."
On November 10th 2015, the 1st Financial Branch in Wentzville partnered with H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE to host multiple educational seminars focusing on helping Veterans, Active Duty, and Military Families.� Between sessions, Tracy Verner, Community Development Manager for 1st Financial Federal Credit Union presented the $500 Grant to Dave Woolley, Executive Vice President of H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE.
For more information about the H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE, please visit
http://heroescare.org/
For more information about 1st Financial Federal Credit Union and the credit union difference, please visit
www.1stfinancialfcu.org
About 1st Financial Federal Credit Union
Like many credit unions, 1st Financial is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative committed to providing quality services to the membership while demonstrating safe and sound business practices.� 1st Financial Federal Credit Union was chartered on September 3, 1968 as District 837 Credit Union by the International Association of Machinist members employed by McDonnell Douglas.� For over 45 years, 1st Financial has provided members with a full line of dependable financial products and services which returns profits to the members in the form of reasonable rates on loans and higher savings yields.
Today, with over 30,000 members and $204 million in assets, 1st Financial is able to serve anyone who lives, works (regularly does business in), worships or attends school in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County or St. Charles County.� Deposits are federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an agency of the U.S. Government.
St. Louis, MO -��1st Financial Federal Credit Unions Your Community 1st Grant program has selected Dave Woolley of H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE to receive a $500 grant which will be used to support military members, veterans, and their families.
In 2015, the 1st Financial Leadership team expanded their successful monthly giving program and created the Your Community 1st Grant.� This program focuses on supporting individuals who are working to create positive change within their community.� Quarterly, 1st Financial will present a $500 donation to be used for an existing community need or certified 501(c)3 charitable organization or not for profit agency.
Recipients of the Your Community 1st Grant are chosen based on the severity of the need and the recipients willingness to work towards helping members of their community achieve personal or financial growth. (For example: Education, Housing, Financial Literacy, etc.) 1st Financial is excited to award the Your Community 1st Grant to Dave Woolley and H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE.
H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE provides support for military members, veterans, and their families before, during, and after deployment through specially trained caregivers in the communities where they live.� H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE, which stands for Homefront Enabling Relationships, Opportunities, and Empowerment through Support, consists of a network of tens of thousands of trained caregivers and thousands of professional mental health care and service providers working together to provide an unprecedented system of support for military members and their families.
In the application, Mr. Woolley spoke about using the grant to help fund a case management program to provide services to military families in need of financial counselling to help stabilize family situations.
"Every day we receive requests from families struggling with financial issues resulting from the effects of military service," remarked Dave Wolley, Executive Vice President of H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE. �"Our thanks to 1st Financial family of associates who help make it possible to meet the needs of these families."
On November 10th 2015, the 1st Financial Branch in Wentzville partnered with H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE to host multiple educational seminars focusing on helping Veterans, Active Duty, and Military Families.� Between sessions, Tracy Verner, Community Development Manager for 1st Financial Federal Credit Union presented the $500 Grant to Dave Woolley, Executive Vice President of H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE.
For more information about the H.E.R.O.E.S. CARE, please visit http://heroescare.org/
For more information about 1st Financial Federal Credit Union and the credit union difference, please visit www.1stfinancialfcu.org
About 1st Financial Federal Credit Union
Like many credit unions, 1st Financial is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative committed to providing quality services to the membership while demonstrating safe and sound business practices.� 1st Financial Federal Credit Union was chartered on September 3, 1968 as District 837 Credit Union by the International Association of Machinist members employed by McDonnell Douglas.� For over 45 years, 1st Financial has provided members with a full line of dependable financial products and services which returns profits to the members in the form of reasonable rates on loans and higher savings yields.
Today, with over 30,000 members and $204 million in assets, 1st Financial is able to serve anyone who lives, works (regularly does business in), worships or attends school in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County or St. Charles County.� Deposits are federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an agency of the U.S. Government.