Meet GingerLeigh Smith
Meet Ginger Smith, your Financial & Life Navigator
The Navigator can be found within our Champion Business Partners’ workplaces and also in community locations such as the Lewiston Public Library and Auburn Public Library. The Financial & Life Navigator serves as a resource coordinator, financial educator and a conduit for stability in our local workforce.Contact Information
About
What is the Community Cornerstone?
A cornerstone is a person or thing of prime importance- the basis, the foundation, an essential part of something. This program, that is available in your workplace, is a cornerstone to your future. We’ll help you gain access to the resources and tools you need to be successful in your personal and professional lives.How Can We Help?
How Can Community Cornerstone Help You? Do you ever catch yourself saying these types of things?What resources does Community Cornerstone offer?
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There’s an advantage for you as an Employee of one of our Champion Business Partners!
Click here to learn about the Community Cornerstone Advantage Loan.
CDFI Programs
Community Credit Union is proud to be a Community Development Financial Institution.
Community Credit Union received the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) designation in 2020. A CDFI is a financial institution that is dedicated to delivering responsible, affordable lending to help low-income, low-wealth, and other disadvantaged people and communities join the economic mainstream. This designation will open up opportunities for the communities we serve – each job created, project financed and home built represents a critical step in the transformation of a life, a family and our community as a whole! If you are interested in learning how you can partner with our organization creating real change please email our President/CEO, Jennifer Hogan.
With the support of the recent $1.8 million CDFI grant funds the following lending programs are now available to members:
Rental Security Deposit Loans
Emergency Loans
Career Advancement Loan Program
Community Credit Union has been providing financial services to its members since 1945. From its modest beginnings started by parishioners of St. Peter and St. Paul to its record growth in recent years, our credit union’s commitment remains focused on people helping people in Androscoggin County.
Our Locations
The Community Cornerstone program creates an opportunity for local businesses to align their employees with our Financial & Life Navigator, who will help them access free tools and resources to help them through a specific situation(s). The Community Cornerstone program is designed to help your employees move from instability to stability while growing employee retention rates. For more information, please get in touch with our Financial & Life Navigator at 207.783.2096.