February 10; Schenectady, New York – SEFCU has donated $100,000 to Northeast Parent & Child Society’s “We Build Futures” Capital Campaign to construct the SEFCU Job Center on the first floor of Northeast’s Career Development Center at 530 Franklin Street in Schenectady.

Building a new Career Development Center will allow Northeast to increase the number of Schenectady County youth receiving agency career services from 100 to 250 per year. Thirty-two staff will assure that at least 150 youth per year find and maintain well-paying jobs.  

At the SEFCU Job Center, youth will participate in a minimum of 200 annual training classes, including SEFCU’s Financial Literacy curriculum. Construction of Northeast’s Career Development Center will begin later this year and be completed by 2010. 

In December 2008, SEFCU donated $2,000 to Northeast to fund holiday needs. Northeast was one of several nonprofit organizations at the September 2008 SEFCU Community Volunteer Expo to receive a $2,500 donation from the event raffle. SEFCU also provided Northeast a $2,500 sponsorship for an inaugural golf tournament in June 2008.    

“SEFCU is committed to providing financial literacy education to the communities we serve and see the partnership with Northeast Parent & Child Society as a win-win,” said Michael J. Castellana, SEFCU President and CEO. “Individuals visiting the SEFCU Job Center will get the information and skills they need to be successful in the workforce.”  

The Career Development Center is part of Northeast’s $4 million “We Build Futures” Capital Campaign. To date, Northeast has moved its agency headquarters and administrative staff to the third floor of 530 Franklin Street in Schenectady, and has consolidated a variety of critical programs on the second floor, including outpatient mental health, family foster care, and sexual abuse treatment. Northeast has raised more than half the funds for this campaign, which is scheduled to conclude in June 2011. 

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About Northeast Parent and Child Society:

Northeast Parent & Child Society provides a full array of residential, special education, family foster care, children’s mental health, family preservation, and career development programs. For the past 120 years, we have helped more than 100,000 children and families build better futures. For more information, please visit www.neparentchild.org. 

About SEFCU:

Established in 1934 as the credit union for state employees, today SEFCU is among the 70 largest credit unions in the U.S. with over 1,000 ways to join, more than $1.6 billion in assets, over 168,000 members and 33 offices in the Capital Region, Binghamton, Syracuse, and Buffalo. In addition to standard deposit and loan products, SEFCU offers 24-hour banking by phone and Internet, electronic bill payment and eStatements, investment and insurance services, and a full-range of business banking services.  For more information visit www.sefcu.com.