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.

2024

November 5, 2024 – Lucy Daniels Center Receives $750,000 Grant for Youth Mental Health Facility and Resource Center

October 29, 2024 - SECU Foundation Awards $1 Million to SPCA Wake for State’s First Regional Campus for Pets & People

October 10, 2024 - SECU Foundation Awards $760,000 in Capacity Building Grants to 19 North Carolina Non-Profits

October 4, 2024 - SECU Foundation Donates $3.75 Million in Disaster Relief to Aid Western North Carolina Communities

September 11, 2024 - SouthLight Healthcare Awarded $500,000 Grant to Help Expand Access to Outpatient Treatment Services

September 10, 2024 - SECU Foundation Supports Disaster Preparedness with $250,000 Contribution to Feeding the Carolinas

August 15, 2024 - The Salvation Army of the Carolinas Receives $250,000 Grant for Disaster Relief Services

August 14, 2024 - $350,000 Grant from SECU Foundation Helps Expand Access to Healthcare Services in Mecklenburg County

August 2, 2024 - SECU Foundation Marks 20 Years of Impactful Giving to North Carolina Communities in All 100 Counties

July 19, 2024 – SECU Foundation Renews Support of Lead for North Carolina with $1 Million Grant

July 2, 2024 – SECU Foundation Provides Financing for Bertie County Workforce Housing

June 13, 2024 – Vecinos Receives $1.6 Million from SECU Foundation for New Medical Center and Human Services Hub

June 10, 2024 – SECU Foundation Grant Helps Hendersonville Rescue Mission Build Women’s Ministry Facility

May 30, 2024 – Caring House Receives $3 Million Challenge Grant for Expansion of Durham Hospitality House

May 7, 2024 – SECU Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to Outreach Mission Inc. for Homeless Shelter to Serve Nine Counties

May 6, 2024 – SECU Foundation Awards MemoryCare $250,000 to Expand Dementia Care in Rural Western North Carolina

March 21, 2024 – SECU Foundation Welcomes 16 Non-Profits to Mission Development Grant Program With $640,000 in Awards

March 12, 2024 – SECU Foundation Awards Crittenton $600,000 Grant for Capital Campaign Project

January 30, 2024 – SECU Foundation Awards $2 Million Grant to Help Good Shepherd Center Fight Homelessness

2023

December 15, 2023 - SECU Foundation and North Carolina Coastal Federation Collaborate to Protect Coastal Communities

December 5, 2023 - Triangle Business Journal Names SECU Foundation Among Its 2023 Corporate Philanthropy Award Winners

October 2, 2023 – SECU Foundation Launches New Disaster Response Pilot to Assist North Carolina Non-Profits

September 25, 2023 – SECU Foundation Provides $560,000 to Help 14 Non-Profits Build Organizational Capacity

September 12, 2023 – SAFEchild Awarded $500,000 Grant from SECU Foundation for New Child Advocacy and Resource Center

August 22, 2023 – SECU Foundation Surpasses Quarter of a Billion Dollars in Funding for North Carolina Non-Profits

August 10, 2023 – SECU Foundation Awards Charlotte Rescue Mission $500,000 Grant for new Rebound for Men Facility

August 8, 2023 – Eden Village of Wilmington Receives $500,000 Grant from SECU Foundation for Tiny Home Initiative

August 3, 2023 - SECU Foundation Supports 20 North Carolina Non-Profits with $800,000 in Capacity Building Grants

July 25, 2023 - SECU Foundation Grant Helps New Hanover County Non-Profit Open Doors to New Shelter

July 18, 2023 - Plain View Community Coalition Receives SECU Foundation Grant for Strategic Planning

July 12, 2023 - SECU Foundation Awards Teach for America with $250,000 Grant

June 8, 2023 - $1.5 Million Grant from SECU Foundation Aids Campus Expansion of Tammy Lynn Center

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