Shoutout to our November 2022 Corporate Community Champion, F&M Bank, who has been a fixture of the Sacramento community for over 100 years!

F&M Bank has been a strong partner of ours for 16+ years, raising over $220,000 through their employee giving campaign to help us end poverty in the Capital Region.

Since 2010, F&M Bank and their staff have supported over 250 nonprofits by:

• Accumulating over 30,000 volunteer hours
• Donating more than $2 million
• Making over $60 million in investments
• Contributing more than $330 million in community development loans

Special thanks to our October 2022 Corporate Community Champion, Nationwide, who has been a valued partner of ours for more than 20 years!

Nationwide is always a top workplace giving campaign and raises over $100,000 every year for our local community, raising more than $2 million dollars over the last 10 years!

Nationwide employees are avid volunteers in the community and have volunteered at nonprofits such as the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services and Make-A-Wish.

Michael Simonds, Business Development Director, is a current United Way Board of Directors member and serves on the Finance & Administration Committee.

Nationwide has always been a proud sponsor of our Women United Luncheon and they have not missed the event in 10 years. Rocio Cepeda-Espinoza and Jessica Gauna Salutan are both on our Women United Council and have given their time and dollars for multiple years to help the local foster youth!

September 2022 Corporate Community Champion

Shoutout to our September ’22 Corporate Community Champion, SAFE Credit Union, who has been an important pillar in the community and supporter of United Way since 2002!

SAFE Credit Union stays true to their founding philosophy of people helping people as we can always count on their support. Their company focus is on supporting local health and education, which aligns with our mission to end poverty and create stronger, healthier and more compassionate communities.

As a founding partner of our Kindergarten 2 College program, SAFE Credit Union knows how critical it is for children to start saving for college. Those with any amount of savings in an account are four times more likely to graduate from college.

They have also been an incredible partner and have sponsored so many of our events, such as Women United (WU) Luncheon, Young Leaders Society (YLS)Brews & Brains, YLS Remix and Day of Caring.

Eric Grabin, Business Development Manager with SAFE Credit Union, has served on our YLS Council since 2018. In 2021, he served as the chair and is also one of our newest United Way Board of Directors members.

Amanda Merz, Community Impact Manager, has been a Women United supporter since 2017 and joined as a member in 2022 at the 20^th Anniversary Luncheon.

Thank you, SAFE Credit Union, for your inspiring work in the community!

August 2022 Corporate Community Champion

Golden 1 Credit Union has been an important pillar of our community and a supporter of ours for the past 25 years raising nearly $1,100,000 for our community!

Golden 1 Credit Union employees generously volunteer their time and are committed to strengthening financial well-being and increasing education opportunities.

In addition to their impressive workplace campaign, Golden 1 Credit Union has generously sponsored every type of United Way event from Women United Luncheons to the Our Promise Kick-Off. Golden 1 also awards grants to help former foster youth navigate the road to self-sufficiency.

We are also able to participate in Golden 1 Credit Union’s health fairs to provide information and ways employees can get involved.

We are so grateful for our partner organizations who are so committed to helping end poverty for families in the California Capital Region. Thank you, Golden 1 Credit Union!