Each quarter SEFCU highlights volunteers who are making our communities better places through their commitment and
contributions by presenting the Why I Care award. Meet this quarter’s winners, Leanne Shufelt and Emma Rucinski.

Giving never felt so good! When you agree to donate the minimum $1 per month through SEFCU's Giving for Good program we'll transfer the funds from your account automatically each month. Think about it - for just $12 a year you can help SEFCU continue its mission of improving the lives of people in our community. Plus, we provide special opportunities to our Giving for Good members throughout the year!

Visit our Giving for Good page for complete details.

Each quarter SEFCU highlights volunteers who are making our communities better places through their commitment and contributions by presenting the Why I Care award. Even though the recipients of this award have different reasons for giving, the result is the same - they are Changing Lives Every Day. Meet this quarter’s winners, Chris Duwe and Sarah Liporace.

While there has been significant progress toward equality for the LGBTQIA+ community in recent years, SEFCU recognizes the work that is being done by the nonprofit community to continue to pave the road to equality and combat various forms of exclusion and discrimination. 

SEFCU employees recently tackled another project at the new downtown Troy headquarters of Mom Starts Here. Their great new space allows for more storage and distribution of baby items, but no shelving or ways to organize and sort the many bins of donated inventory – until now!

The culture in Buffalo, NY has always embodied volunteerism and giving back to their communities. It is their helpful nature that gained Buffalo the mantra of “City of Good Neighbors.” 

For each medal won by Team USA in the Summer Olympics, SEFCU made a donation to Special Olympics NY.

SEFCU and CAP COM leaders proudly joined with leaders from the Capital Region Chamber and the Center for Disability Services for a ribbon cutting to officially open the Health Innovations Incubator and Technology Center (HII-Tech).

Heart disease and cancer are the two-leading causes of death for both men and women in the United States.

Earlier this year, SEFCU supported the YWCA-GCR with funds to buy furniture and equipment for the Women in Transition Program (WIT), a 14-unit supportive transitional housing program for homeless single women and families.