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Community Involvement

The Community We Serve.

OMEGA Federal Credit Union realizes the importance of giving back to the community we serve. Our employees are eager and proud to help various local non-profits.

Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry

Animal Friends

Bethlehem Haven

Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community

Humane Animal Rescue

Lawrenceville United Corporation

Light of Life Mission

Mario Lemieux Foundation

Meals on Wheels

North Hills Community Outreach

Northland Public Library

Northside Common Ministries

St. Sebastian Parish

Sunrise of McCandless

The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh

Toys for Tots

Tree of Pittsburgh

Treasure House Fashions

United Way

WDVE Rocks Children’s Radiothon

Western PA Conservancy

Woodlands Foundation

Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry

Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry is a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing various types of counseling services to area residents.

Representatives from OMEGA volunteered at Anchorpoint's annual golf outing. To learn more about the services offered by Anchorpoint or to donate/volunteer, please click here.

Animal Friends, a premier companion animal resource center, is committed to nurturing and promoting the animal-human bond through outreach, education, and therapeutic programming, and creating a community where our relationship with companion animals is guided by compassion.

Their mission is to ensure the well-being of companion animals while ending overpopulation, abuse, and unwarranted euthanasia. OMEGA employees assisted with sorting donations and organizing the supplies of the center.

Bethlehem Haven’s vision is to end homelessness through collaboration with the community and the people we serve. Bethlehem Haven is a women’s shelter in Pittsburgh and provides shelter, counseling, and job assistance to local women. OMEGA Employees spent the day at the shelter preparing and serving food and visiting with new friends.

Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community
The Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community is an annual fundraising walk that benefits local health and human service agencies. Highmark Inc. underwrites the cost of the walk so that 100 percent of the money raised by walkers goes to the participating organizations.

OMEGA employees walked to benefit the North Hills Community Outreach.

Humane Animal Rescue

Humane Animal Rescue is one of the largest animal welfare organizations in Pennsylvania, providing services to tens of thousands of animals each year at our two shelters and wildlife rehabilitation center. Formed in 2017, Humane Animal Rescue is the result of a merger between the Animal Rescue League Shelter & Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (established in 1909) and Western Pennsylvania Humane Society (established in 1874), each with independently rich histories of serving our community’s animals in need.

Our new organization continues the legacies of our predecessors with the task of providing enhanced services to domestic and wild animals alike, while bringing greater efficiency in animal care processes, staff training, and cutting-edge practices to one cohesive organization. Visit the HAR website for information or to find animals to adopt.

Lawrenceville United Corporation

OMEGA participated in a community clean-up day on the streets and flower beds of Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville United (LU) is an inclusive, resident-driven community–based non-profit organization focused on improving the quality of life of Lawrenceville residents and stakeholders through community engagement and advocacy, community restoration and beautification, and community planning and development. Visit their website to get involved.

Light of Life Mission

Light of Life is a mission organization that provides shelter for the homeless and food for the hungry and helps the poor, addicted, abused, and needy rebuild their lives. OMEGA representatives helped the Mission organize donations to prepare for their new location to open. For more information about Light of Life, click here

Mario Lemieux Foundation 6.6K Run/Walk

Employees volunteered at water stations during this annual run/walk event. The Mario Lemieux Foundation raises funds for cancer research and patient care, as well as Austin’s Playroom Project, an initiative that creates playrooms for children and families in medical facilities.

Meals on Wheels

The Meals On Wheels Association of America is the oldest and largest membership organization supporting 5,000 National Senior Nutrition Programs that operate in all 50 states and U.S. territories.

This program is supported by over 2 million volunteers and delivers a nutritious meal, a warm smile, and a safety check that helps keep 2.5 million seniors healthy, safe, and living independently in their own homes. OMEGA employees assist in the kitchen and also deliver meals to area residents. For more information on Meals on Wheels, click here.

North Hills Community Outreach

OMEGA Representatives assist in both the Loaves and Fishes and the North Boroughs Pantry. On average, the NHCO pantries provide healthy food to nearly 500 families each month. Anyone who meets income and residency requirements is eligible to use NHCO’s food pantries. For information about NHCO, click here.

Northland Public Library

Volunteers are participating in the summer reading program to help maintain the reading levels of area children over summer break. To learn more about the summer reading program and other excellent programs, visit http://www.northlandlibrary.org/.

Northside Common Ministries

OMEGA employees and members hosted a food drive to benefit people in need who are served by the Ministry.

Northside Common Ministries is a non-sectarian, non-profit, community-based organization established in 1982 by a collaboration of 30 local churches to meet the increasing needs of the homeless population. http://www.ncmin.org/

St. Sebastian Parish

OMEGA FCU was a sponsor of the annual St. Sebastian Parish Festival. OMEGA employees volunteered in a game booth during the week-long event. The festival is a wonderful community event that provides fun and activities for all ages. Visit, https://mountcarmelpgh.org/

Sunrise of McCandless

Sunrise of McCandless offers a resident-centered approach to senior living, focused on meeting the individual needs and preferences of our residents.

We offer Personal Care Services, an innovative program for seniors with early memory loss, and our Reminiscence Neighborhood for seniors with more advanced memory loss.

The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh

OMEGA volunteers at the annual YMCA “Sprint” Triathlon, held in North Park on Sunday, August 8th. The Y of Greater Pittsburgh is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization dedicated to nurturing the potential of every youth and teen, improving our region’s health and well-being, and providing opportunities to give back and support our neighbors.

Toys For Tots

Employees and members of OMEGA hosted a toy drive to benefit Toys For Tots. The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November, and December each year and distribute them as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community.

The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunate youngsters that will help them become responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.

Tree Pittsburgh

Tree Pittsburgh’s mission is to protect and restore Pittsburgh’s urban forest through community tree planting and care, education, and advocacy.

OMEGA employees have volunteered with Tree Pittsburgh several times, planting trees around the city and helping out with mulching and maintenance. Click here for more information on all of the great things that Tree Pittsburgh does or to volunteer with them.

Treasure House Fashions

Treasure House is a women’s clothing resale shop where not only do shoppers feel good about finding notable brand bargains, but they know their purchases help provide clothing for women in transition or crisis.

It’s shopping with a mission! OMEGA employees recently helped Treasure House organize their new location and get ready for their semi-annual sale event. Click here for more information about Treasure House Fashion and find out how you can support their cause.

United Way
United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good. The United Way’s goals are to make every child in every country have a good education, every citizen feel financially stable, and every community healthy and strong.

OMEGA assisted in the United Way’s Day of Caring by teaching area youth how to be a caring person and give to those in need. Visit the United Way website to see how you can get involved too.

WDVE Rocks Children’s Radiothon
Volunteers from OMEGA answered phones during the annual WDVE Rocks Children’s Radiothon.

This is a wonderful annual event to raise funds for UPMC Children’s Hospital, a life-changing facility for children with many types of illnesses and medical needs. To learn more about UPMC Children’s or to donate, click here.

Western PA Conservancy
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy protects and restores exceptional places to provide our region with clean waters and healthy forests, wildlife, and natural areas for the benefit of present and future generations.

The Conservancy creates green spaces and gardens, contributing to the vitality of our cities and towns, and preserves Fallingwater, a symbol of people living in harmony with nature. For more info, visit: www.waterlandlife.org.

Woodlands Foundation

The Woodlands is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults with disability and chronic illness. Using its fully accessible and barrier-free facilities, the Woodlands’ programs enable participants to experience social, cultural, environmental, recreational and spiritual growth.

OMEGA assisted the Woodlands by cleaning up and landscaping the outdoor spaces to prepare for upcoming camps. Click here for more information about the Woodlands.