Topeka Credit Union Foundation

Our hearts are full! 💕

TCUF recently granted Helping Hands Humane Society $5,000 to help reduce and waive pet adoption fees as the shelter’s animal population reached its highest numbers. We're delighted to share with you some of the pets that found their forever home. 🐶🐱

Join us in celebrating these heartwarming adoptions!

TCUF is proud to support Capper Foundation with a $1,750 grant to purchase advanced tools and equipment for their therapeutic services programs, such as CASL-2 for language assessments and Hypervibe G10 for physical development.

We're so honored to be able to help you on your mission!

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas was awarded a grant of $5,000 to assist poverty-stricken Topeka clients in the Family Financial Transformations program that offers financial literacy and debt mitigation programs.

We're proud to support such an impactful organization!

TCUF is pleased to support Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas with a $3,500 gift to fully engage in “Math for All Ages,” a class that will be offered at no cost to childcare providers; the knowledge and tools gained from the class will allow daycare providers to incorporate developmentally appropriate activities into their daily childcare routine.

Thank you for your dedication to our community and our youth!

Family Service & Guidance Center was granted $2,750 to provide outdoor therapeutic items, such as outdoor seating, enchanted water fountain, and yard games for their outdoor calming garden - adjacent to the new Youth Crisis & Recovery Center. Their hope is to create a peaceful setting, where clients and therapists can talk, think, and reflect.

Thank you for letting us be part of your mission!

We're exited to support the Jayhawk Theatre with a $2,000 grant to provide resources needed to develop, create, implement, and market historical and educational experiences - such as History Day at The Jay, and STEAM on screen educational movie series for students.

We truly value what you're doing for our community!

TCUF is proud to support Junior Achievement of Kansas - Topeka with a $5,000 gift to purchase personal finance programming kit materials for each area high school participating in the Personal Finance Symposium.

Thank you for all you do for our youth!

TCUF is thrilled to provide Topeka Habitat for Humanity with $5,000 to support their “Aging in Place” holistic home repair program that engages multiple community partners and provides products and services that foster the health and well-being of our aging population.

Helping Hands Humane Society was granted $5,000 to aid in reducing and waiving adoption fees as the shelter’s animal population is at its highest. This grant will allow Helping Hands Humane Society to successfully provide homes to 50 animals and enrich the lives of 50 families.

Thank you for the important work you do in our community!

Happy ! We eagerly await this annual celebration, as it allows us to extend our support to the outstanding organizations in the Topeka community. Today, we are delighted to announce that we have contributed more than $30,000 in grants to these local organizations:

Helping Hands Humane Society
Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas
Capper Foundation
Historic Jayhawk Theater
Junior Achievement of Kansas - Topeka
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas
Family Service & Guidance Center
Topeka Habitat for Humanity

A BIG thank you to the local credit unions who support the Topeka Credit Union Foundation - Azura Credit Union, Envista Credit Union, Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Credit Union, and Mid American Credit Union!

TCUF is pleased to provide the Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy with a gift of $3,640 to purchase 900 books for the “Read the Book, See the Show” program. For the 2022-2023 season, TCT Theatre for Young Audience (productions: Dragons Love Tacos and Elephant and Piggie: We Are in a Play).

Funds will be used to purchase the corresponding books given to each student. We love what you do for our community, TCT!

TCUF is excited to support TARC with a grant of $2,094 for the purchase of 25 new chairs for their Day Services Program. We value what you do for our community, TARC!

Kansas Children's Service League was granted a gift of $3,000 to support their Center for Restorative Education with funds for training staff, classroom support and meals and snacks for hungry students.

Thanks KCSL for showing up for our youth everyday and letting us support your important mission!

TCUF is pleased to provide Junior Achievement of Kansas with a gift of $5,000 to support the Personal Finance Symposium for high school students, the purchase of Be Entrepreneurial kits for classes and the “Topeka & Shawnee Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge.”

Thanks for your dedication to our community and youth!

Housing and Credit Counseling was awarded a grant of $4,000 to fully engage the “Tame Your Debt Monster” a social media campaign to raise awareness of free counseling at HCCI and help people see how they can budget consistently and establish a personal Next Steps Action Plan to be financially self-sufficient.

Family Service & Guidance Center was granted $2,500 to print 7,500 Happy Bear Activity Books, which is an important part of their Happy Bear Abuse Prevention program. Happy Bear teaches children, ages 3-6, about a subject that is never easy to talk about, physical and sexual abuse.

Thank you for the important work you do in our community!

TCUF is proud to support Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas with a gift of $5,000 for their 12 month financial education program and a debt mitigation programs. These programs helps reduces high interest loans with the goal to move clients from poverty to strength & stability.

TCUF is pleased to provide $1,940 to Capper Foundation for the purchase of two adaptive chairs for use during pediatric therapy sessions

Thank you for letting us be a part of your important mission, Capper Foundation!

TCUF is thrilled to provide Boys and Girls Club of Topeka with $2500 for the purchase of sensory tool kits for all their classrooms!

Thank you to all the employees of Mid American Credit Union, Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Credit Union, Azura Credit Union and Envista Credit Union for your generous giving that allowed us to distribute grants today to:

Boys and Girls Club of Topeka
Capper Foundation
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas
Family Service Guidance Center
Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. - HCCI
Junior Achievement of Kansas - Topeka
Kansas Children's Service League
TARC
Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy

The 2022 Topeka Credit Union Foundation application is now available! Deadline is August 31st! Check it out!

Together we can. Supporting the greater good of our communities

The Topeka Credit Union Foundation is pleased to provide the YWCA Northeast Kansas with a gift of $1,000 to support their racial justice training, including the purchase of training materials, books and girl scout badges.

The Topeka Credit Union Foundation is pleased to provide Valeo Behavioral Health Care with a gift of $4,954 to support the Mobile Access Partnership to help meet the needs of the unsheltered in the community and to provide critical support for homeless individuals during the winter months.
Thank you, Valeo, for your impactful work!

The Topeka Credit Union Foundation provided Topeka Rescue Mission Ministries $5,000 to purchase supplies for Street Reach & Mobile Access Partnership, which bring mobile bathrooms, showers, laundry facilities, and a mobile health & food pantry and kitchen to those living on the streets to different areas across Topeka.

The Topeka Credit Union Foundation is thrilled to support Topeka Habitat for Humanity with a gift of $5,000 for their Aging in Place Program! Aging in place aims to help older adults make the repairs and modifications necessary to help them remain in their homes with comfort and dignity.

Thank you for all you do to help our seniors continue to live safely in their homes.

TCUF is thrilled to support the important work of TARC with a $600 gift for the purchase of a touch screen computer, This computer will be used by the employment team to assist in building resumes, taking online assessments, job search and applications.
Thank you, TARC, for helping so many in our community.

TCUF is pleased to provide $5,000 to Meals on Wheels of Eastern Kansas, Inc. for their "Adopt-a-Route program. Their work serves homebound seniors daily hot meals and addresses risk factors such as lack of nutrition, loneliness and safety.

Thank you for letting us be a part of your important mission serving our seniors across NE Kansas, Midland Care Connection, Inc.!

TCUF is thrilled to support the work of Junior Achievement of Kansas with a donation of $5,000 for their Personal Finance Symposium for high schools students and “Topeka & Shawnee Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (AKA Shark Tank for local youth!) What fantastic opportunities and resources for our youth. Keep up the great work, Junior Achievement of Kansas!

TCUF is excited to support Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. - HCCI social media campaign, "Tame Your Debt Monster". An innovative and effective strategy to raise awareness of their free counseling to help people become financially self-sufficient.

TCUF is proud to support Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas with a gift of $4,000 for their 12 month financial education program and a payday/title loan refinancing program! This program helps reduces high interest loans with the goal to move clients from poverty to strength & stability. What an amazing program to get behind!