During the summer of 2010, the Latino Community Credit Union LCCU has received 5 different awards in recognition for its initiatives within the credit union movement, to integrate immigrants, and beyond.  LCCU understands that these awards are a recognition to the hard work and commitment of its members, partners and staff, and will continue to work to find better ways to help the underserved communities in North Carolina and beyond.

Following are the awards recently received by LCCU.

E Pluribus Unum Prize: National Award for Exceptional Immigrant Integration Initiative. Awarded by the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy.  This award positions LCCU as a national leader in alternative ways to help immigrants integrate more easily to the US.  Read more in http://www.migrationinformation.org/integrationawards/ and see a video: http://vimeo.com/12079549

Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Award, in recognition for LCCU's  groundbreaking financial education program targeted to underserved populations.  This award recognizes and promotes credit unions’ social responsibility efforts within the communities they serve.

Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award, for the "Culture of Savings" photo and essay contests that encourage the youth to engage in healthy saving habits.  This award recognizes leadership within the credit union movement on behalf of youth financial literacy. 

Southern Growth Policies Board Award, in recognition of its efforts to improve economic opportunities and quality of life in North Carolina with its affordable and accessible financial services and education targeted to the growing Latino and other unbanked communities.

Southern Growth Policies Board

John Herrera, co– founder of the Credit Union, with Mr. Beshear, Governor of Kentucky receiving the Political Counselor’s award for Southern Growth.

Honorable mention in the Louise Herring Award for Philosophy in Action.  This award recognizes credit unions that, in day-to-day operations, demonstrate the credit union philosophy of "people helping people" in an extraordinary way. LCCU won the recognition for its creation of an advisory board made up of active members of the credit union. The advisory board creates a link between the credit union, its members and the communities it serves statewide. 

LCCU is highly grateful for these awards and sees them as an added reason to continue striving for the betterment of the underserved communities and the Latino immigrants.