Media Alert
San Diego Center for Children To Receive Holiday Cheer From Mission Fed Through Annual Christmas Tree Delivery, Decoration
Annual donation brings seasonal cheer to the children in residence at the center
Media Contacts:
Alyssa Enwright ([email protected]) – 619.259.7712
Courtney Pendleton ([email protected]) – 714.926.8106
WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021
WE CAN ACCOMMODATE EARLY MORNING LIVESHOTS!
6:00am – 9:00am
WHERE: San Diego Center for Children
3002 Armstrong St
San Diego, CA 92111
WHO: San Diego Center for Children (staff and children)
Mission Fed Credit Union (volunteers)
WHAT: Mission Fed Credit Union will continue to spread holiday cheer for the sixth year in a row by donating and decorating ten holiday trees for the San Diego Center for Children to enjoy. On Wednesday, December 8, a group of Mission Fed team members will safely deliver and decorate the festive holiday trees to the San Diego Center for Children’s main campus to bring seasonal joy to the children at the campus.
Within its safe and nurturing 12-acre campus, the Center provides therapeutic care, special education, foster care and transition age services to children and families struggling with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, empowering the lives of more than 1,000 people every day. Many of the children and teens in therapeutic residential care remain at the Center’s main campus during the holidays.
About the San Diego Center for Children
Founded in 1887, the San Diego Center for Children is the oldest children’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the region accredited by The Joint Commission for its excellence in quality of care. The Center provides evidence-based therapeutic, educational, foster care and transition age services to children and families struggling with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. Today, with 8 program sites and community-based services within hundreds of homes and schools across San Diego County, the Center empowers over 1,000 people every day.
About Mission Fed Credit Union
Mission Federal Credit Union (Mission Fed) is the largest member-owned, not-for-profit, full-service financial institution exclusively serving San Diego County. Mission Fed enhances the lives of its members through financial education and services, providing stability and strength to help San Diegans with financial wellness and success. Banking at Mission Fed means doing good for San Diego. Mission Fed gives money back to our local communities, has helped hundreds of nonprofits and important causes, and builds deep relationships with community partners.
Mission Fed has served the financial needs of San Diegans for 60 years through checking, savings, loans, credit cards and insurance offerings. Mission Fed has $5 billion in assets, more than 270,000 members, 33 convenient local branches, 30,000 fee-free CO-OP ATMs nationwide and free mobile and online banking services. Mission Fed was recognized as a 2020 Top Workplace by The San Diego Union-Tribune and named a Top Workplaces USA winner in 2021.
