California Credit Union is inviting all Los Angeles county teachers who have an innovative class project idea to apply for a credit union grant through its bi-annual Teacher Grant program.

The California Credit Union program is available to full-time classroom teachers in Los Angeles County who are looking to fund special classroom learning opportunities for their students. The project should have clearly defined learning objectives tied to students’ academic needs, display creativity, and benefit a significant number of students. Ten California Credit Union grants of $500 each will be awarded to Los Angeles and Orange county teachers in late April in the spring program.

“California Credit Union’s roots are in serving the education community, and we are honored to continue our tradition of support through our Teacher Grant program,” said California Credit Union President/CEO Steve O’Connell. “We hope this program will help bring these teachers’ visions for a special class project to life and inspire our students. We encourage any teacher who has an exciting project idea to apply for one of our grants.”

Interested teachers can find more information and apply online at ccu.com/teachergrantprogram. The application deadline is April 10, 2020.

Since the creation of the program in 2012, California Credit Union has awarded $105,000 in teacher grants to benefit students across Southern California. The bi-annual program offers up to 20 grants in the spring and fall to teachers across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties. Schools benefiting from last year’s program used the funds towards initiatives such as special education, robotics, biotechnology, environmental science, and the arts.

About California Credit Union
California Credit Union is a federally insured, state chartered credit union founded in 1933 that serves public or private school employees, community members and businesses across California. With more than 165,000 members and assets of $3 billion, California Credit Union has 25 branches throughout Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. The credit union operates in San Diego County as North Island Credit Union, a division of California Credit Union. California Credit Union offers a full suite of consumer, business and investment products and services, including comprehensive consumer checking and loan options, personalized financial planning, business banking, and leading-edge online and mobile banking. Visit ccu.com for more information.