Texas Trust Credit Union Donates $1,250 to SafeHaven

One in three women will be affected by domestic violence in her lifetime. To help support women and children living in protective shelters due to family violence, Arlington-based Texas Trust Credit Union employees raised $1,250 and donated needed personal goods to Fort Worth’s SafeHaven of Tarrant County.

In 2020, 17 people died in Tarrant County because of domestic violence, a 112% increase over 2019. SafeHaven offers a safe place for women and children to escape domestic violence by providing them with shelter, food, counseling, legal aid, and prevention services.

The shelter is currently housing 146 individuals, more than half of them children.

“This contribution allows SafeHaven to provide much needed necessities to the women and children in its care,” said Ginia Chapline, chief operating officer for Texas Trust Credit Union. “When women and children have to leave their homes because of domestic violence, they usually have to leave all of their personal belongings behind.”

Texas Trust’s Community Unity team organized the drive to collect monetary donations, as well as shampoo, toiletries, bed sheets, and baby care items. They filled 10 bankers boxes of personal hygiene goods for the shelter.

About Texas Trust Credit Union
Texas Trust Credit Union has been helping build brighter financial futures since its modest beginning in 1936. Today, the full-service credit union serves more than 120,000 members. With assets of more than $1.6 billion, Texas Trust is the 6th largest credit union in North Texas and the 17th largest in Texas. With a focus on the community, Texas Trust is creating a legacy of giving through generous financial donations that support local school programs and activities, non-profit organizations, and student scholarships; and by providing volunteer resources through its Community Unity team, which supports scores of charitable events each year. For more information, visit TexasTrustCU.org or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/texastrustcu or Twitter at @texastrustcu.