On the third Tuesday of each month, families line up outside of Lutheran Social Services for free eye exams, health screenings, HIV testing, and financial services while they wait to collect food from the food pantry. Since November of 2022 Alive has been the proud presenter of the monthly event that helps to support our community in such an impactful way.

For several months, Karen, supervisor of the Baymeadows Branch, attended these events. Karen and now Hali, speak to the attendees and provide financial education and provide product knowledge to assist them wherever they are at on their financial wellness journey. Many of these members of our community have suffered from a job loss, illness, or mave recently immigrated to the United States. The majority have no credit or are working to repair their credit, two life paths that Alive is well prepared to address. With Alive’s recent Bank On designation for our Fresh Start Checking Account, we expect even more of these members of the community will turn to Alive to assist in helping to get them back on their feet.

Beyond Alive’s partnership with Lutheran Social Services, CARES also worked with the food pantry earlier this year by not only raising over 400 lbs of food donations given to families in need, but also by leading a week long Pantry Volunteer initiative where team members from all over the credit union earned volunteer time off while helping pack food boxes and give them out to the displaced and hungry.

Stay tuned to learn more about how Alive works to inspire financial wellness in our community!