Credit Union gives grants to 2 nonprofits
Wright-Patt Credit Union awarded Dayton Children’s Hospital and Rebuilding Together Dayton $80,000 each.
The SunshineCommunity Fundwas started in 2015 by Wright-Patt CreditUnion and has since donatedmore than $2 million tolocalnonprofits.
“ThroughouttheCOVID-19 pandemic, WPCU has been working hard to help our members and thecommunitieswe serve build strength,” Tracy Szarzi-Fors, WrightPatt CreditUnion’s vice president of marketing and business development, said in a statement.
Dayton Children’s will be using the funds to support their Center for Community Advocacy and Outreach, focusing on primary and preventative care, as well as community engagement programs aimed at improving the health of children beyond thewalls of the hospital.
“The timing for this for supporting our Community Health Initiative could not have been better, with so many families strugglingnow with unemployment and food insecurities,” said Jena
Pado, executive Director of Dayton Children’s Hospital.
This year’s funds will also enable Rebuilding Together Dayton to assist up to 100 additional households in
need, providing low-income senior homeowners necessary home repairs and modifications to allow them to age in place in their homes.
“While some of us have
been able to shelter in place safely in our homes, a lot of the seniors thatwe’re serving are sheltered in unhealthy homes. This funding is critical to assist these homeown
ers, to help them build a safe andhealthy place,” saidAmy Radachi, CEO of Rebuilding Together Dayton.
Wright-Patt Credit Union has more than 408,000
members and over $5.8 billion in assets.