There's no better way to kick off the Back to School Season than with our Bear Family! On Saturday, August 14th, the Berenstain Bear family invited Cub Account holders to an exclusive event just for them to kick off the school year. It was a fun filled day with back to school giveaways, live entertainment, food, arts & crafts, face painting, and a meet-n-greet opportunity with the Berenstain Bears. DFCU and the Bear Family wishes you a great school year!

Access to exclusive events is just one of the many perks for our Cub Account holders. Don't miss out on our next Cub Account exclusive event and visit the DFCU Branch to open an account today!

Each year DFCU offers a Student Enrichment Grant program which provides grants ranging from $250 to $1000 to educators in our field of membership. Educators that have an idea for a program, event, or classroom materials that will enhance the learning experience of their students are encouraged to apply by October 15th! In previous years, our grants have helped fund field trips to museums, composting centers and campus gardens, supplies for robotics programs and more! The application form can be found here and questions regarding the application can be sent to marketing@downeyfcu.org.  

​On Saturday, June 19th, DFCU was happy to be back volunteering at the Keep Downey Beautiful clean-up event! It has been over a year since the last clean-up, and it was a great feeling to be back out in the community. Our volunteers helped clean along Lakewood Blvd from Margaret to Cecilia and the south end of Firestone. We had a great morning with our neighbors and community members keeping our city free of litter!

​On June 10th, Rotary Club of Downey installed a Little Free Library for our community to enjoy. Little Free Libraries are small libraries that operate under a “take a book, leave a book” philosophy. DFCU was happy to donate Berenstain Bears books to the library. Here at DFCU, we value promoting literacy in the community - we even have our own Little Free Library located in front of our DFCU branch! You can find the Little Free Library outside of Kirkwood Christian Schools located at 11115 Pangborn Ave, Downey, CA 9024, which can be accessed 24/7. Keep an eye out for your favorite Bear family at the Little Free Library!

On Friday, June 4th, 2021, DFCU celebrated National Donut Day with our local heroes, the Downey Firefighters! We had a great morning with the brave firefighters of Downey. We visited Stations 1, 2, 3 and 4 to deliver a sweet treat to show our thanks and appreciation for all they do to keep us safe. To learn how you can continue to show your support to our local heroes by using your DFCU debit card, click HERE. Thank you Downey FD for all that you do for our community!

You can now access financial literacy content through our new DFCU Tik Tok account. Be sure to follow us for tips and tricks on how to manage your finances and make moneysmart decisions!

Since 2014 we have partnered with U.S. hunger (previously known as Feeding Children Everywhere) to address food insecurity in the communities we serve. Through our annual efforts, we have been able to package over 300,000 meals for families in the community. This year we are excited to announce that DFCU will be hosting a Virtual Food Packing Drive from March 22nd - April 22nd! There are two ways to get involved:

As schools begin to resume in person instruction, we know students may be in need of face masks. DFCU is providing schools and teachers in our field of membership with Berenstain Bears face masks.