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CU West CARES Charitable Foundation Donates Over $8,000 to StreetLightUSA

Posted by on September 10, 2024

CU West Cares StreetLightUSA donation

The CU West CARES Charitable Foundation and Credit Union West employees donated $8,120.32 to StreetLightUSA, an Ariz.-based nonprofit organization that helps victims of human trafficking. This is the second donation from Credit Union West employees in 2024. The CU West CARES Charitable Foundation matched the funds raised by credit union employees to make a bigger impact for this important organization.    

StreetLightUSA, now under the umbrella of Where Hope Lives, provides much needed resources for young women and girls who are survivors of human trafficking in Arizona. Since its founding in 2009, StreetLightUSA has been one of a few organizations pioneering residential services for adolescents who have been at-risk, highly suspected, or confirmed victims of child sexual exploitation or child sex trafficking. The faith-based organization provides residential trauma healing services to teen girls suffering from significant trauma due to their experiences with commercial sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking. 

“It is our pleasure to support the important work done by StreetLightUSA to help heal and protect these survivors,” said Karen Roch, President and CEO of Credit Union West. “I’m so proud that our employees chose this organization to donate their funds to.”  

 The EmployeesCARE Program at Credit Union West is funded by employees to give back local organizations. Each year, employees nominate and vote for four organizations that will benefit from the funds and to enhance their giving, the CU West CARES Charitable Foundation matches their contributions.  

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