SMCU is proud to partner with several local organizations working to make our community a better place to live. You can help them by opening a new Feel Good Checking^TM account. When you do, SMCU will donate $20 to the partner of your choice. They get funds to continue their important work. You get a checking account with great benefits and the chance to be a member of a credit union that shares your principles.

To learn about the great work these groups are doing read below and visit their home pages by clicking on their logo.

	Amara connects children in need of stable homes with parents who provide a loving family environment. Founded in 1921, Amara is a Seattle-based nonprofit agency offering adoption, foster-care, and pregnancy counseling services. Our highest priority is finding permanent homes for children in foster care. Learn More
	C89.5 KNHC Public Radio, the award winning radio station at Nathan Hale High School, is a unique training ground for students. It is one of the only high school operated, major market radio stations in the country. Heard over broadcast for the past 38 years and more recently webcast worldwide, C89.5 has trained more than 8000 students and launched many of them into higher education and communications careers. Learn More
	FareStart is a job training and placement program for homeless and disadvantaged individuals. Over the past 15 years, FareStart has provided opportunities for over 2,000 people to transform their lives, while also serving nearly 3 million meals to disadvantaged men, women, and children. Learn More
	Food Lifeline is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending hunger in Western Washington. Food Lifeline makes every penny count. 90% of the food received from local, state and national contributors is donated, allowing nine dollars worth of food to be provided to hungry people for every dollar donated. Learn More
	Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help (CASH) is a microenterprise development organization that provides low income women, people with disabilities and other underserved individuals access to capital and business development training. Learn More
	EASE is a non-profit organization that provides support and financial assistance to City of Seattle employees in times of emergency – that is a sudden, catastrophic and unexpected situation that results in a severe hardship or crisis in their life. Learn More