Press Release

The generous $12,500 donation is part of Elan’s Across the Country Charitable Giving Program and will serve 3,500 students in Cambria County this school year.

USSCO Federal Credit Union announced it has been selected as one of Elan’s 50 credit union partners to participate in Elan’s Across the Country Charitable Giving program. As one of 50 randomly selected partners, we were able to choose a local charity to receive a generous $12,500 donation on our behalf.

At USSCO Federal Credit Union, we are delighted to share that we have selected Junior Achievement of Western PA (JA) as our charity beneficiary. USSCO’s President & CEO Todd Cover added, “JA does such important work partnering with education and business leaders to help our young people get the skills they need to succeed in life. We were thrilled to be chosen to participate in Elan’s program and support JA. With charitable giving down because of the challenges of the last few years, we are blessed to be part of bringing such a sizable donation to our community.”

Nicki Sliko, JA’s Director of Programs, stated, “Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania has long known that success begins in the classroom, introducing students from kindergarten all the way up to 12^th grade to the importance of money management, workforce development, and entrepreneurship. Thanks to the generosity of Elan and USSCO Federal Credit Union, JA has been able to serve over 3,500 students in Cambria County this school year, helping to strengthen our community and economy for generations to come.”

Elan’s Senior Vice President John Owens added, “It’s incredible to see the impact of this donation benefit so many students in Cambria County. Building confidence in areas such as personal finance and entrepreneurship are lifelong skills, and we’re happy to be able to contribute to the next generation in such a meaningful way.”

If you would like to learn more about Junior Achievement of Western PA, please visit www.jawesternpa.org. We are grateful to Elan for this opportunity and continued partnership! 

About USSCO Federal Credit Union
USSCO is the area’s largest credit union with over $165 million in assets in 2021 [unaudited financials], and offers local, full-service consumer and business financial products and services to owner/members at four conveniently located community offices in Richland, Moxham, Somerset, and Ebensburg. Despite the pandemic, challenges of a shifting economy, global supply chain issues, lowest interest rates in recent history, worrying inflation, etc., USSCO remains profitable, financially strong, and optimistic for 2022 and beyond. USSCO credits continued success to a hardworking team of financial professionals dedicated to serving and supporting members and the community day in and day out. Visit www.usscofcu.org for more information.

About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement of Western PA [JA] strengthens communities by ensuring every child has an equal opportunity to succeed. Through business leaders and community mentor volunteers, we provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school the knowledge and skills they need to enter the real world 100% ready. In the previous school year, JA impacted nearly 52,000 students across 56 counties in western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. Visit www.jawesternpa.org.

About Elan
As America’s leading agent credit card issuer, Elan serves more than 250 active credit union partners. For more than 50 years, Elan has offered an outsourced partnership solution that provides credit unions the ability to offer a competitive credit card program. Elan has developed industry-leading technologies to improve cardmember satisfaction and drive growth all while sharing the program economics with its partners. In 2022, Elan launched the Across the Country Charitable Giving program, pledging to nonprofits across the country in partnership with select credit union partners. For more information, visit www.cupartnership.com.

Elan Media Contact: 
Todd Deutsch
612.303.4148