SAFE Credit Union Awards $1,000 Scholarships to 10 Outstanding College-Bound Students

FOLSOM, Calif. – (June 17, 2019) – SAFE Credit Union today announced the 2019 winners of the annual SAFE Scholarship Program, which awards college-bound high school seniors $1,000 scholarships in recognition of their outstanding achievements. 

 

SAFE awarded 10 scholarships for a total commitment of $10,000. Here are the 10 recipients:

 

 

SAFE received more than 170 applications from students attending high schools across the 13 counties it serves. Recipients were chosen based on their academic achievement, financial need, community service, letters of recommendation, and personal compositions that detail how their college educations will ultimately benefit their respective communities.

 

SAFE Credit Union has made members an integral part of its vision since 1940. Over the years the credit union has kept the focus on what really matters, putting members first, a formula that has seen SAFE grow into a leading financial institution in Northern California with $3 billion in assets and more than 235,000 members. SAFE crafts every cutting-edge product and sterling service with members’ needs foremost in mind. In addition to banking services conveniently available through online, chat, mobile, or phone options, SAFE offers in-person care for members and small businesses at 20 service centers across the Greater Sacramento region and a mortgage lending office serving Contra Costa and Alameda counties. SAFE is a not-for-profit, community-chartered credit union with membership open to businesses and individuals living or working in Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Sutter, Butte, Nevada, Solano, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Yuba, Amador, and Alameda counties. SAFE is federally insured by the NCUA. www.safecu.org