Community Involvement

At PNCU, community involvement goes beyond business relationships. We want to make an impact in every community we serve. We volunteer our time, donate money and continually lend a helping hand. Caring is one of the things we do best. In this way, we believe we’re making a difference in lives of the members and community. Since 1921, we have taken pride in supporting members and the communities in which we serve and we don’t plan to slow down.

Involvement

Community Giving Program

Our mission is to grow lasting relationships to improve people’s lives. We work to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our members and in our communities. In recent years, we’ve donated over $500,000, thousands of pounds of food, school supplies and household items to charitable organizations through our corporate giving and in-branch fundraisers.

Corporate Leadership and Volunteerism

We encourage our team to participate in community initiatives and volunteer their time. Currently, our employees are involved in over 39 different local organization through Board or Committee participation.

Financial Elder Abuse Workshops

Since 2017, we have made educating our elderly community on fraud and identity theft a top priority. Learn more on the way’s we’re shedding light on the growing number of financial schemes being perpetrated against the elderly community and what PNCU is doing to combat it.

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Resources

An online portal that connects residents with services including housing, food, health care, education and other essentials. 413 Cares provides online access and information about programs and services to help those in need. This tool is for residents of Western Massachusetts including those in low and moderate income communities. It is as simple as entering your zip code and finding what resources are best for you.

413Cares

The Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) is a statewide association part of the 23 community action agencies in Massachusetts that focuses on opening doors to economic prosperity for low to moderate income Massachusetts residents.

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Housing Programs

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Impact

$500,000+

Charitable donations made in recent years to support local organizations, non-profits, food pantries and more.

$100,000+

Donations made to healthcare professionals since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Active Board and Committee positions held by PNCU employees.

Financial Literacy Partner

PNCU supports schools, local businesses and other organizations by hosting workshops, providing tools and resources on important financial topics. These include everything from money management and fraud prevention to buying a home and understanding credit scores. If you are interested in financial education, please contact info@pncu.com for more information.

Banzai a free online financial literacy program for students K-12 to learn real-world finance and practical life experiences. Banzai lets students practice managing their money and test their decision making skills. It teaches students about:

Establishing Credit
Budgeting
Saving for the future
Interest Rates
And more!

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"Jenna’s Blessing Bags"- A charitable organization honoring Jenna’s spirit for helping the homeless in low- and moderate-income communities with their basic needs.

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Rick’s Place: Supplies and monetary donation was made to Rick’s Place located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, which provides support to grieving children, teens, and their families as well as educational programs to children and their families about how children grieve.

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Margaret’s Pantry: PNCU employees delivered packaged meals and perishable food items to Margaret’s Pantry in Holyoke, MA to be distributed to families with no incomes and low-and- moderate income individuals.

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Perishable boxed food was donated to the Southampton Food Pantry in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to assist those in need, including residents in low- and moderate-income communities in Southampton.

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Easthampton Food Pantry received over 50 boxes of perishable food items to help those in need of food.

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The Open Pantry in Springfield, MA was happy to receive donated food boxes. The Open Pantry serves to both individuals and families in low income communities and nearly 40% of the food distributed is for children.

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Food Bank of Western Massachusetts welcomes donated food from the PNCU family. PNCU hosted a food drive to help raise awareness of the food shortage going on in Western Mass.

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Employees from PNCU delivering donated food items to the Food Bank of Western MA.

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David Fernandes, VP Retail at a Financial Elder Abuse Workshop hosted by PNCU. These workshop benefit our local communities by educating the elderly on what to do to avoid fraud.

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Martha Rickson, AVP Retail volunteering at the Wilbraham Children Museum. Martha teaches the children proper warmup exercises before they begin to play games.

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Messanvi Ekon, VP, Compliance helps out the Greater of Springfield Habitat for Humanity on a project site in Holyoke, MA (117 Jackson Street) on Friday June 24, 2022, from 8:30am to 3:30pm. This picture shows Messanvi in the process of re-doing a bathroom. At PNCU, when it comes to the community we serve, we do not mind getting "our hands dirty."

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Shane Hall, Marketing Coordinator, helping out a local member for PNCU Shred Day.

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PNCU employees volunteer at Square One in Springfield, MA for story time. Students from ages 3 to 8 listened to their favorite children books.

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Messanvi Ekon going through the process of putting in new flooring at the Habitat for Humanity project site located in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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PNCU accumulated different awards and trophies to acknowledge all the hard work and success throughout the last few years.

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PNCU employees delivered lunch to the Holyoke YMCA!

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Messanvi Ekon stands in the finished bathroom he helped re-do at one of the Habitat for Humanities project site located in Holyoke, MA.

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Wing Commander Colonel Joseph Janik of Westover Air Reserve and team honor David Fernandes and Shane Hall for their efforts in coordinating military food and toy drives.

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PNCU donated several pounds of toys to Providence Ministries in Holyoke during the holiday season.

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Springfield Technical Community College hosted their 2022 Back to Business Career Fair.

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The PNCU Team at GoodWorks Coffee House in Chicopee helping raise food for the Westover Family and Readiness Center

Relationships Built to Last

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