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SELF-HELP CREDIT UNION TO AWARD OVER 35K IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY

Community Scholarship Application Deadline, March 31

Jan 31, 2025

[Durham, NC | January 31, 2025] — Self-Help Credit Union (www.self-help.org) is offering $1,000 scholarships to students who demonstrate a commitment to their community. Every Self-Help branch will award a scholarship to a student from its local area who demonstrates how furthering their education will make a positive impact on the neighboring community. Students must be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary educational institution, which includes colleges, universities, technical, trade, and vocational schools. 

Established in 2015, a total of $37,000 is expected to be awarded this year. Applicants must complete a short essay describing what economic opportunity means to them or how education powers change in our community. You don’t need to be a credit union member to apply.

Applications must be completed online no later than Friday, March 31, 2025. Scholarship applications and guidelines can be found at online at self-help.org/scholarships.

Self-Help works nationwide to provide fair and affordable financial products that help underserved communities, especially women, immigrants, rural residents, and low- to moderate- wealth families achieve their financial goals. Self-Help’s branch locations are listed below:

Western North Carolina Branches (13)

  • Asheville at 391 South French Broad Avenue
  • South Asheville at 1911 Hendersonville Road
  • Brevard at 40 Forest Gate Dr. in Pisgah Forest
  • Charlotte at 1065 Providence Rd.
  • Charlotte at 431 Beatties Ford Rd
  • Greensboro at 3400 Battleground Avenue
  • Hendersonville at 100 Dana Road
  • Lexington at (336) 300-8811 (no public access)
  • Maiden at 528 E. Main Street
  • Morganton at 204 Carbon City Road
  • Old Fort at 217 Catawba Street
  • Rosman at 59 Chestnut Street West Suite 1
  • Salisbury at 2146 Statesville Boulevard

North Carolina Raleigh/Durham/Triangle Branches (4)

  • Durham at 123 W Main St
  • Durham at 601 S. Mangum
  • Raleigh at 7029 Harps Mill Road
  • Raleigh at 1405 Promise Beacon Circle (Beacon Point)

Eastern North Carolina Branches (6)

  • Kinston at 1910 West Vernon Avenue
  • Laurinburg at 701 South Main Street
  • Rocky Mount at 3631 Sunset Ave
  • Wilmington at 307 South College Road
  • Wilson at 2301 Madison Drive
  • Windsor at 302 W. Granville St

South Carolina (4)

  • Columbia at 1545 Sumter Street
  • Columbia at 505 Mills Ave
  • Greenville at 1620 Woodruff Road
  • Greenville at 300 Garlington Road

Florida (8)

  • Apopka at 667 West Orange Blossom Trail
  • Deland at 1104 S. Woodland Blvd
  • Jacksonville Kendall Town at 9580 Hutchinson Park Drive
  • Jacksonville Westside at 3033 Lenox Ave
  • Jacksonville (River City) at 13134 Wolf Bay Dr.
  • Miami Springs at 101 Curtiss Parkway
  • Tallahassee at 3515 Maclay Boulevard South
  • Winter Park at 1250 Lee Road

Georgia

  • Atlanta at 921 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW

Virginia

  • Galax, Virginia (no public access) at (276) 238-4637

Self-Help Credit Union was founded in 1984 with $77 in proceeds from a bake sale. Self-Help initially focused on helping small businesses and home buyers in underserved areas. It now helps drive economic development and strengthen communities by providing responsible financial services; lending to individuals, small businesses and nonprofits; developing real estate; and promoting fair financial practices across the nation.  Self-Help now serves more than 89,000 members in 37 branches and offices in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

More information about Self-Help Credit Union can be found at self-help.org.

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Jenny Shields, Director of Media Relations, Self-Help Credit Union Direct Line: 919.794.6798  Cell: 919.584.4379 Email: Jenny.Shields@self-help.org

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