Serving the State’s Community Development Credit Unions Started in 1991, the Support Center is the nation’s only statewide intermediary devoted to community development credit unions (CDCUs), offering technical assistance, training, and financial assistance to a growing industry. Access to intermediary services has proven to be a catalyst for North Carolina’s CDCUs, which provide fair and affordable small business, mortgage, rehab and personal loans to stimulate economic development in underserved communities. The Support Center’s affiliated credit unions serve 33,000 across North Carolina. Mission The Support Center is dedicated to relieving poverty, combating community deterioration and creating jobs and homeownership opportunities for low and moderate income people throughout the state in conjunction with North Carolina’s community credit unions. The Support Center provides four main services to its member credit unions: Technical Assistance Capacity Grants Program Capital Support Loan Fund Accounting Service Center Accomplishments The Support Center has remained committed to its mission to work with its affiliate community development credit unions (CDCUs) to relieve poverty, combat community deterioration, create jobs and build homeownership among low-wealth families throughout the state. For a detailed list of our accomplishments over Fiscal Year 2004 – 2005, click here. In order to view this file, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have it, you can get it right here. Staff Kimberly Knox Program and Communications Officer kknox@ncmsc.org Tanya Branch Vice President/Chief Financial Officer tbranch@ncmsc.org Avani Parekh-Bhatt Development Director aparekh-bhatt@ncmsc.org Debra Taylor Mortgage Lending Director dtaylor@ncmsc.org Frances Bryant Office Manager/Staff Accountant fbryant@ncmsc.org Jelani Thompson Staff Accountant jthompson@ncmsc.org 2004-05 Board of Directors Saundra Scales Chairperson School Workers Federal Credit Union Athan Lindsay Vice-Chair The Lindsay Legacy Fund Farad Ali Treasurer NC Institute for Minority Economic Development Thad Moore Secretary Self-Help Credit Union John Herrera Latino Community Credit Union   Frances Bradshaw First Carolina Corporate Credit Union Byron Robinson Alamance Community College Maurice Smith NC Local Government Federal Credit Union Supporters General and Program Grants Fannie Mae Foundation Ford Foundation F.B. Heron Foundation NC Community Shares State of North Carolina Warner Foundation Golden LEAF CDFI Fund, U.S. Treasury Dept. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Capital Support Loan Fund Bank of America** First Citizens Bank** First Bank** SouthTrust Bank** Wachovia Bank** Ford Foundation** Heron Foundation** State of North Carolina* Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation* *Grant **Loan or PRI Leveraged Support for CDCUs Mary Reynolds Babcock Found* CDFI Fund, U.S. Treasury Dept. Fannie Mae Triangle Community Foundation Wachovia Bank National Federation of CDCUs *Regional support through SRDI About Us | Credit Unions | News | Events | Services | Locations | Links