Keesler Federal supports local Food Banks in response to SNAP crisis

Keesler Federal Credit Union announced today its donations to support community food banks in 2025 now total more than $100,000. These donations have become even more impactful now that families may lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit due to the government shutdown.

Support for food banks throughout the region follows Keesler Federal’s one-of-a-kind Paycheck Relief program, in which the credit union advances direct deposit paychecks to its members who are federal employees. Since the shutdown began, Keesler Federal has advanced its eligible members through two pay cycles totaling about $3 million. Paycheck Relief is not a loan but a benefit to provide members with financial stability during the government shutdown.

“Just as we stepped up to help our members affected by the government shutdown through our Paycheck Relief program, we are now taking action to help ensure families in our communities have the food they need,” said Board Chairman James Hollingsworth.

Keesler Federal employee volunteers will be on hand Friday morning at the Good Deeds Center in Gulfport for a food distribution in collaboration with Feeding the Gulf Coast, a community food bank serving 24 coastal counties in southern Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle. In addition, Keesler Federal supports the Mississippi Food Network based in Jackson, Second Harvest in New Orleans, and the Northshore Food Pantry in Covington, Louisiana.

About Keesler Federal

Established in 1947 in Biloxi, Keesler Federal is the largest credit union headquartered in Mississippi, with more than 365,000 members and $5 billion in assets. Named by Newsweek in 2025 as one of the best credit unions in America, the not-for-profit cooperative has 55 branches in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the UK. Keesler Federal membership is available to anyone who lives, works, worships, or attends school within its service areas. For more information, visit KFCU.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn and YouTube.

Contact:

Bradley Keith, Director of Public Relations & Communications

TBradley.Keith@kfcu.org (228) 701-1347 – direct (225) 364-5804 – cell

Lea Ivey Stone, Lea.Stone@kfcu.org  (228) 697-1982