Community Involvement
Committed to helping Central Texas communities thrive.
Education & Community Support
As an institution that was created for and by educators, we are committed to helping schools and students throughout Central Texas thrive. We give back thousands of dollars each year to various organizations and groups to help them reach students, families, teachers, and more.
And it’s not just money (although that’s pretty important!). Our employees are active in their communities and put in thousands of hours of volunteer work a year. We feel ok patting ourselves on the back for that.
Some of the organizations we support include:
| District/Organization Name | |
|---|---|
| School Districts | Austin ISD Bastrop ISD Georgetown ISD Hays CISD Hutto ISD Killeen ISD Lake Travis ISD Leander ISD Pflugerville ISD Round Rock ISD San Marcos CISD |
| Education Foundations | Bastrop Education Foundation Georgetown ISD Education Foundation Hutto Education Foundation Pflugerville Education Foundation Round Rock ISD Partners in Education Foundation |
| Community | Boy Scouts of America Capitol Area Council Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area Communities in Schools of Central Texas Girl Scouts of Central Texas Move Austin Forward Quality of Life Foundation Seton Hays Foundation State of Education, Austin Chamber of Commerce Westbank Community Library District YMCA of Austin |
High School Branches
In 2008, we decided to make it easier for high schoolers to learn money management with hands-on experience and with internship opportunities. The first of our in-school A+FCU branches was at San Marcos High School in San Marcos CISD, and since then we’ve opened branches at Connally High School and Hendrickson High School, part of Pflugerville ISD, Round Rock High School of Round Rock ISD, and Akins High School of Austin ISD.
RAISEup Texas
RAISEup Texas is a privately-funded organization that uses research-validated tools to help middle school students “learn how to learn.” We’ve partnered with University Federal Credit Union to invest half a million dollars to help RAISEup’s expansion efforts.
Their results are proven (and pretty amazing). In 2014, 75% of RAISEup Texas demonstration schools qualified for the Closing Performance Gaps distinction from the Texas Education Agency’s Closing Performance Gaps accountability program. That’s three times the rate of middle schools across the region.
With the combined fundraising efforts of A+FCU and UFCU, 16 more schools will be able to implement the RAISEup Texas Strategic Instruction Model (SIM). And that means more than 28,000 more students and 1,100 more teachers will benefit from the program.
Cash Back for Local Schools
We offer custom Cash-Back Checking debit cards to the following schools and school districts. For each purchase made with the card, we’ll donate up to 10¢ to the school or school district. In 2020, we gave back over $195,800 to these schools and school districts.
| Supports | 2020 Cash Back Amounts | Issued At | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Akins High School | $17,001.25 | Akins HS Branch Buda Branch South Branch |
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Connally High School | $14,786.20 | Connally HS Branch Pflugerville Branch |
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Hendrickson High School | $14,734.75 | Hendrickson HS Branch Pflugerville Branch |
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Hutto ISD | $77,796.25 | Hutto Branch |
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Lake Travis ISD | $16,735.80 | Bee Cave Branch |
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Round Rock High School | $17,401.50 | Round Rock HS Branch Round Rock Branch |
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San Marcos High School | $37,421.00 | San Marcos HS Branch San Marcos Branch |
Scholarships
We’re committed to helping our college-bound members with scholarships for educational expenses. Each year we award multiple scholarships to hardworking area high school and college students.
For 2021, we’re awarding 50 students with $2,000 scholarships for a total of $100,000. Winners of the 2021 scholarship will be announced in May.
Eligible applicants must be:
- Current A+FCU members or child/grandchild of a member
- Attending or planning to attend a college or university
- Graduating high school seniors pursuing an education major
- Graduating high school seniors pursuing majors in other fields
- Teachers working on a Master’s Degree
- Students with a minimum of 60 collegiate hours and admitted to the College of Education at an accredited college or university
Interested in learning about the 2022 scholarship program? The deadline for 2021 has passed, but you can register to receive emails about important information and dates for the 2022 application cycle.
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Visit our blog to see a complete list of our 2020 winners.