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Peach State CARES Foundation

Peach State C.A.R.E.S.

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The Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation was established in 2021 with a goal of helping our neighbors with contributions throughout our service area.

Credit unions are not-for-profit organizations, making us dramatically different from other financial institutions. We have a responsibility to serve our community – not profit – which ensures that our focus remains on improving the lives of all our neighbors and beyond.

Showing We CARE

Each year, Peach State donates time, materials, and money to organizations in our service area
through the Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation.


To request a donation or sponsorship for your organization or event, please complete the Sponsorship Donation Request Form.

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$3,356,983

Dollars Donated
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450

Hours Volunteered
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320

Organizations Supported
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Making a Difference Together

The C.A.R.E.S. Foundation allows you to help in a bigger way by providing an opportunity to make contributions to your communities. A contribution to the C.A.R.E.S. Foundation helps your neighbors through support of local school systems, food bank donations, scholarships for high school seniors and adults continuing their education, the arts and so much more.


Thanks to the Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Visa Debit Card program and contributions from outside donors, local non-profits, schools systems, and the arts within our footprint will receive support for years to come. Every time you make a purchase with your Peach State Debit Card, we donate a nickel to the C.A.R.E.S. Foundation.1 That means YOU are helping to support your own communities. So be sure to keep your Peach State Debit Card as your go-to card of choice. It’s more than just a way to pay – it drives a community-wide movement that fuels positive change.  


1 $0.05 per transaction of Peach State Federal Credit Union’s merchant interchange income from our Visa Debit Card program is used to benefit the communities we serve. We will determine where/how funds are disbursed. This does not affect members’ accounts nor will any member information be disclosed. You will not incur any additional fees or charges from this program. Merchant interchange income is derived from fees that a merchant pays to accept credit/debit card payments. The C.A.R.E.S. program may or may not apply to ATM transactions, certain commercial transactions, or other transactions not processed by Visa.

COMMUNITY
ARTS
RESPONSIBILITY
EDUCATION
SERVICE
Ukrainian Relief
food pantry donation
Walker County Schools check presentation
Stephens County REACH program check presentation
Rick Davis Scholarship check presentation at gwinnett tech
Meah Hobbs scholarship recipient
Donation to Boys and Girls Club of Winder-Barrow edited
Barrow County Food Pantry
Lisa Holmes - RCBOE District Office Executive Assistant
Walker Co Superintendent
Crystal Gipson - Meadowcreek Elementary School (pic at Gracewood)
richmond county teach of the year winner
Patrick Franklin L3R Memorial 2
Gwinnett Tech Food Pantry Donation
bike donation for star student
peach state rep with teachers holding berenstain bears book in classroom
Athens Technical College check donatin
Neighbors for Neighbors donation
Rising 9th grade night at central gwinnett
Tracie Free Hab Board of education
RESA Winter Teaching and Learning Summit

Sponsorship Requests

Peach State C.A.R.E.S. so that our members and communities may continue to grow.

Peach State shows that we care by reinvesting directly into the community through donations to charitable organizations, and support for the arts and education.

Gifts are presented throughout our service area, and recipients are selected by Peach State staff, Directors of  the C.A.R.E.S. Foundation, and Board, Supervisory Committee, and Advisory Committee members. We make every effort to ensure that selections are distributed equitably; however, preference is given to organizations that best align with our Giving Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility Promise.

Request a donation or sponsorship from Peach State FCU
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