First Commonwealth FCU invests over $100,000 into communities

First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the Lehigh Valley, has launched two new corporate social responsibility initiatives — the “Year of Giving” and Random Acts of Kindness — to make a meaningful impact within the communities it serves.

To celebrate its $1 billion milestone (achieved at the end of 2021), First Commonwealth invested $100,000 into local communities through its “Year of Giving” campaign.

Throughout 2022, the First Commonwealth FCU WE Thrive Foundation made contributions to local charitable organizations within the following areas of focus: family & youth services; diversity, equity & inclusion; homelessness & housing; and education & wellness.

“As a member-owned financial cooperative, what’s important to our members is important to us. That’s why we asked our members to provide their input, which helped us determine the charitable organizations we invested in and gave to,” said First Commonwealth President and CEO Donna LoStocco.

Organizations selected as “Year of Giving” recipients were: Bethlehem Emergency Shelter; Folds of Honor; Kellyn Foundation; Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living; Literacy Center; Norwescap; Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley; Ripple Community; Safe Harbor Easton; Tails of Valor; The Shanthi Project; Turning Point of Lehigh Valley; and Valley Youth House.

To complement its “Year of Giving” campaign, First Commonwealth FCU also launched a Random Acts of Kindness initiative, in which First Commonwealth employees went to businesses surrounding the credit union’s 12 financial centers and conducted random acts of kindness. Through their efforts, First Commonwealth employees paid the bill for 95 individuals and supported 20 local businesses.