Christian Community CU Donates $20,000 to Anti Human Trafficking Organizations
December 14, 2018
In response to the crisis of human trafficking, Christian Community Credit Union donated $10,000 in a matching fund towards The Freedom Challenge for their Giving Tuesday campaign to provide women and children in Bangladesh with literacy and development programs. The Credit Union also donated $10,000 in a matching fund to Rebirth Homes to support their education and counseling programs for human trafficking victims.
The funds for the donation come from the Credit Union’s “Cards that Give to Missions” program, in which a portion of the Credit Union’s interchange income (fees merchants pay to card issuers) is donated when cardholders use their Credit Union-issued credit cards for purchases.
“We stand with The Freedom Challenge and Rebirth Homes in their mission to end human trafficking and to help survivors rebuild their lives in Christ,” said David Estridge, Christian Community Credit Union Executive Vice President. “We’re proud to partner with these organizations and to support their life-changing work.”
“Freedom Challenge is thankful for the support of Christian Community Credit Union’s matching fund offer for Giving Tuesday,” said Tracy Daugherty, Director of
Freedom Challenge, USA. “Because of their generosity, hundreds of vulnerable women and children in Bangladesh will be given an opportunity for literacy and skills development, disrupting the cycle of poverty and oppression. We are grateful for your partnership.”
Debbie Martis, Executive Director of Rebirth Homes, added, “So many people were inspired to give thanks to Christian Community Credit Union’s generosity. God used you to bless Rebirth Homes and invest in changed lives. Thank you!”
Help Human Trafficking Victims
To make a donation to The Freedom Challenge, please click here. To donate to Rebirth Homes, please click here.
Christian Community Credit Union was $650 million in assets and over 30,000 members nationwide. For over 60 years, the Credit Union has served as a financial partner of Christian ministries, churches, and their members.
The Freedom Challenge, an organization founded by Operation Mobilization, helps rescue women and children from trafficking and slavery while rebuilding their lives in Christ.
Rebirth Homes is an organization whose mission is to come alongside human trafficking victims as they learn their identity in Christ and become empowered to be all they were created to be.