Nuvision Credit Union Marks Memorable Year of Service and Impact in Communities

With its 90th Anniversary as the backdrop, Nuvision embraced long-standing commitment to empowering people and strengthening local communities

Nuvision Credit Union’s 90^th Anniversary was the backdrop for a memorable 2025 that was highlighted by community service and generosity, guided by its unwavering commitment to giving back to its communities.

Nuvision delivered meaningful impact to the communities it serves through a variety of initiatives centered on helping youth and families, advancing financial literacy, honoring veterans and first responders, and supporting local nonprofits across California, Alaska, Wyoming, Arizona, and Washington. 

The credit union emphasizes volunteering and providing essential resources to uplift families and build stronger local bonds. Nuvision’s Three Pillars — helping those in need, financial literacy, and front-line responders — are intrinsically tied to the credit union’s purpose in serving communities. 

In 2025, Nuvision hosted and supported more than 70 community events, working with 40+ community partners focused on fighting clothing insecurity and hunger, improving financial literacy, and honoring and supporting veterans and First Responders. Nuvision team members volunteered more than 1,500 hours that positively impacted more than 30,000 people in the communities it serves, while raising more than $180,000K to assist and improve local communities. 

In 2025 the credit union’s NuvisionCares Helping Kids in Our Communities program supported multiple organizations, including Robyne’s Nest and His Little Feet in Southern California, White Pony Express in the Bay Area, and Anchorage Cops for Community’s Clothesline Project in Alaska, by providing clothing, winter boots and school supplies to hundreds of youth faced with clothing insecurity.

“We are so grateful for Nuvision’s partnership with Clothesline this year,” said Sergeant Jon Butler, Anchorage Police Department. “Because of their support, over 1,500 pairs of boots and hundreds of socks and underwear went to kids and families who truly needed them. At our event, with nearly 2,000 people in attendance, we saw the smiles, the relief, and the hope these gifts created. Nuvision’s generosity didn’t just meet a need, it gave confidence to thousands of children and reminded our community that they are not alone.” 

Nuvision’s Help Fight Hunger Food Drives and volunteerism supported a number of non-profit organizations, including Bracken’s Kitchen in Southern California, Bean’s Café’s Children’s Lunchbox program in Anchorage, Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa, Food Bank of Contra Costra & Solano, the Alameda County Food Bank, package and deliver thousands of meals to help people and families impacted by food insecurity in the local communities the credit union serves.

“The ongoing volunteer and financial support of the team at Nuvision truly helps us to continue serving those in need in Southern California, and we appreciate their genuine involvement in that mission,” said Molly Bracken, Director of Hospitality at Garden Grove, California-based Brackens Kitchen. 

As part of its long-standing commitment to promoting and improving financial literacy, the credit union’s successful How Money Works program included a monthly class for students at Costa Mesa High School in Southern California during the 2024-2025 school year. More than 130 students, ranging from freshmen to seniors, completed the class. Nuvision also held a one-day financial literacy seminar for 100 students at Lakewood High School in Lakewood, California, and hosted an introductory seminar for students at Berkeley Technology Academy in the Bay Area.

The program helps young people prepare for their financial futures by empowering them with essential money management and budgeting skills, including financial planning, creating savings, investing, building credit, and building “good” debt.

Nuvision partnered with leading financial educators from Ontario, California-based HowMoneyWorks.com/baron to teach the course and seminars. “It’s a pleasure partnering with Nuvision to bring this important series of financial literacy classes to students,” said Lester Baron, HowMoneyWorks.com’s lead financial educator.“Through this program we’re able to teach students the essential skills that will be vital in helping them build a financial foundation and manage their lives financially now and in the future.”

Nuvision Credit Union proudly supported 17 veteran and First Responder organizations in California, Alaska and Wyoming, hosting numerous regional events throughout the year that celebrated and honored military veterans, active military and first responders. Events included Memorial Day luncheons and a headstone cleaning event, Veterans’ Day appreciation breakfasts, and First Responders Day appreciation lunches.

“Nuvision is a purpose-driven organization filled with caring, compassionate team members who help our members, and each other, build their lives and make our communities a better place to live,” noted Nuvision CEO Roger Ballard. “Our three pillars are the foundation for our purpose in serving communities and helping people build better lives, and through efforts like our NuvisionCares and Fight Hunger programs, and financial literacy education, we’re working to help kids, support families, and be there when it counts. It’s all about people helping people, and working with our valued community partners across five states is a wonderful example of multiple communities coming together make a real difference in so many lives,” Ballard concluded