�Photo: �(L �to �R) �Rev. �Denise �Barker, �executive �director �for �Magdalena �House, �and �Greg �Stroud, � senior �vice �president �of �sales �and �marketing �for �Security �Service �Federal �Credit �Union �and �president �of �the �board �of � directors �for �Magdalena �House.
(San �Antonio, �TX � �June �28, �2016) � �There �truly �is �no �place �like �home, �but �for �some �women �and � children, �home �is �fraught �with �fear �and �the �danger �of �abuse. �In �San �Antonio, �many �of �these � women �and �children �turn �to �Magdalena �House �for �help �to �escape �these �abusive �and �dangerous � situations. �Now, �thanks �to �a �$5,000 �donation �from �the �Security �Service �Charitable �Foundation, � the �organization �will �be �able �to �help �fund �infrastructure �costs �to �develop �Magdalena �House"s � five-�-acre �property �into �a �gated �neighborhood, �permitting �six �more �homes �to �be �built �on �the � property.
"Magdalena �House �is �such �a �blessing �to �these �women �and �children �who �need �to �regain �their � footing �after �living �in �such �a �distressing �home �situation," �said �Greg �Stroud, �senior �vice �president � of �sales �and �marketing �for �Security �Service �Federal �Credit �Union �and �president �of �the �board �of � directors �for �Magdalena �House. �"We �hope �our �donation �will �help �to �continue �their �mission �of � administering �services �to �these �women �because �everyone �deserves �to �feel �safe �and �loved �in � their �own �home."
Established �in �2007, �Magdalena �House �strives �to �provide �women �and �children �with �the �support � they �need �to �overcome �their �threatening �circumstances. �The �organization �also �works �to �equip � them �with �the �tools �and �hope �needed �to �build �brighter �futures �for �themselves. �Magdalena � House �helps �families �become �self-�-sufficient �through �education, �life �enrichment �programs �and � career �development. �From �participation �in �full-�-time �academic �programs �and �lessons �such �as � healthy �relationships, �emotional �and �physical �well-�-being, �finances, �and �parenting, �Magdalena � House �has �a �vision �to �provide �hope �and �sustainable �transformation �in �mothers �and �their � children.
"This �generous �donation �will �enable �us �to �greatly �improve �our �existing �facility �with � infrastructure �improvements, �allowing �us �to �ultimately �serve �28 �families, �or �84 �individuals, �at �a � time," �said �Rev. �Denise �Barker, �executive �director �at �Magdalena �House. �"We �are �so �appreciative
About �Security �Service �Charitable �Foundation The �Security �Service �Charitable �Foundation �was �created �to �reinforce �Security �Service"s �commitment �to �the � community �by �contributing �to �deserving �organizations �and �causes �that �benefit �the �community �and �help �to �improve � the �quality �of �life �for �its �citizens. � �The �Security �Service �Charitable �Foundation �is �a �Texas �Non-�-profit �Corporation �and � federal �public �charity �that �was �incorporated �in �2007 �and �is �the �charitable �arm �of �Security �Service �Federal �Credit � Union.
About �Security �Service �Federal �Credit �Union Security �Service �Federal �Credit �Union �offers �competitive, �affordable �financial �products �and �services �designed �to � meet �the �needs �of �its �members. � �Security �Service �is �an �industry-�-leading �financial �institution �with �71 �locations �in � Texas, �Colorado �and �Utah. �The �credit �union �is �among �the �top �credit �unions �in �the �nation. � �Security �Service �strives �to � be �America"s �best �credit �union �and �provides �the �true �benefits �of �credit �union �membership �with �financial �services �of � the �highest �quality �and �value. � �Learn �more �at �www.ssfcu.org �or �call �1-�-800-�-52-�-SSFCU.
