Provident Credit Union in the Community

Provident Credit Union participates in its communities through donations, staff volunteerism, and Credit Union driven programs. With our roots serving educators through the California Teachers Association, emphasis is given to supporting local schools and educational programs as well as personal health and safety of our members' communities.

Provident Credit Union is committed to bringing value to the financial lives of our members, their families, and their communities. Because we are entrusted to safeguard our member's money, we are accountable to them to make decisions consistent with our Credit Union's long history of "People Helping People." For this reason, our support as a good corporate citizen focuses on Education & Financial Literacy, Personal Health & Safety, Affordable Housing, and support for our local business community.

Here's what we've been up to recently:

Scholarships Available

Provident Credit Union offers two scholarships for Provident members: one for those seeking a California teaching credential, and one for graduating high school seniors entering college in the fall of 2010. We are now accepting applications for the 2010 scholarship programs. For more details, see our Provident Scholarships page.

Holiday Drives are Underway

As the winter and holiday season approaches, food banks are always short on food regardless of economic situations. And there are many people who are in need to keep warm.

Food Drive

Provident will be doing its part to help fight the battle of hunger by working with the following food banks:

Second Harvest Food Bank (all branches in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties)
Alameda County Food Bank (Oakland and Hayward Branches)
San Francisco Food Bank (San Francisco and Daly City Branches)
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano (Walnut Creek and San Ramon Branches)

Barrels and donation envelopes are available for non-perishable food and monetary donations at all Bay Area Provident community branches.

Coat Drive

Under One Warm Coat, we will be joining a local agency, Swords to Plowshares in their effort to collect coats for the program. If you would like to contribute, stop by your local Provident branch and make the holiday season a little warmer for others in the community.

Youth Members Get All The Good Stuff

These lucky kids won big time!

Four times a year, a lucky new youth member is randomly chosen to win a fabulous prize. Every new member under 18 who opens a Youth Savings Account is entered into our quarterly drawing for a family excursion. The prize includes a $50 Provident Visa gift card and four tickets to a popular Bay Area attraction such as: California Academy of Sciences, Monterey Bay Aquarium, San Francisco Zoo, and the Tech Museum of Innovation to name a few. (Prizes may vary.) Here are past winners:

Aries, age 16, joined at our San Ramon Community Branch.
Wesley, age 4, joined at our Millbrae Community Branch.
Deric, age 11, joined at our Menlo Park Community Branch.
Christian, age 3, joined at our Millbrae Community Branch.
Adriano, age 5, joined at our San Jose Community Branch.
Jefferson, age 7, joined at our Hayward Community Branch.
Keara, age 9, joined at our Hayward Community Branch.

Now is the time to teach your children and young relatives the value of money and the satisfaction that comes from being able to save and buy things for themselves.

Community Outreach: 2008

The following are organizations listed by categories that were supported by Provident Credit Union in 2008:

Education:

Marcus Foster Education Institute—scholarships and support to Oakland Unified School District
Children's School, HUMC
De Anza College
Fox School
Redwood City Education Foundation (RCEF)
St. Bernard's School
St. Gregory's School
Sequoia Awards
San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation

Civil Oriented Activities:

American Red Cross of Alameda County (Representation on the Alameda County Leadership Council)
Redwood City Police Activities League
The Great KQED-KTEH Auction
Redwood City Parks Recreation & Community Services Department
Redwood City Downtown Business Group
RCU FBO Children's Hospital Oakland
San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA)
Youth and Family Enrichment Services

Humanity Activities:

American Heart Association
American Red Cross of the Bay Area
Advocates for Children
Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club

Business Activities:

Redwood City / San Mateo Chamber of Commerce
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Peninsula Sunrise Rotary—Benefiting the Kainos Home and Training Center
The Rotary Club of San Carlos, annual fund raising event
Each branch manager is involved at some level at their local Chamber of Commerce

Credit Union Involved Special Programs:

Home Loan Payment Relief
Providing Community Room at Oakland Airport Branch for Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) principal meetings
Providing Community Room at Oakland Airport Branch for Credit Union Bay Area Executive Coalition (CUBAEC), a group of credit unions under $60 million in assets that serve special niches in the greater Bay Area
Credit Union for Kids Wine Auction
Operation HOPE—financial literacy in the schools of low income areas
Spark—financial literacy for 7th and 8th grade Bay Area students
National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, Inc