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SSB's Community Connections

When you invest in us, you are helping us continue to invest in the community.

When you choose a local bank, your money stays local. It helps grow our economy, support worthy organizations, and improve community relationships. At SSB Bank, we take supporting our communities seriously. Whether it is through ongoing partnerships, donations, and fundraisers, or making ourselves an educational resource to local organizations, businesses and non-profits, we find every way possible to take action and get involved. 

Community Initiatives

outside of a town hall building

Neighborhood Assistance Program

SSB Bank supports two community-based initiatives which invest in projects to improve distressed areas throughout Pittsburgh the region.

The Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group is a nonprofit organization of community development corporations, community-based organizations and community service groups in Western Pennsylvania. PCRG utilizes connections with members, business, government and communities to drive positive change in social policies, services, and products affecting those who live in low-and moderate-income areas and communities of color. The PCRG has become a national model that has netted long-lasting positive change throughout Western PA and beyond. 

The Northside Leadership Conference is composed of a diverse group of 14 identifiable neighborhoods, each with its own history, ambience, issues and volunteer organizations. Despite their differences, these 14 neighborhoods, joined by other key Northside stakeholders, have worked together since 1980 to operate the City's only multi-neighborhood Community Development Corporation, providing a comprehensive range of services to enhance the vitality, quality of life and image of Pittsburgh’s Northside.

SSB employees posing for Jeans Day
 

The "Jeans Day Fund"

SSB employees can opt to have money taken out of their paycheck each pay period to donate to the "Friday Jeans Fund". In turn, they get to wear jeans on Fridays, and the accumulated money is used for local giving opportunities. Throughout the year, the staff votes on which local organization(s) will receive financial support from the fund. This program gives employees a way to make a big impact for the organizations that matter most to them.

SSB Bank has chosen to partner with Variety–the Children's Charity.  This organization provides vital medical equipment and services to children who are sick, disadvantaged, or living with a disability.

Most recently, in January of 2023, SSB Bank provided a young girl named Eva with a customized bicycle.  To read the full story, click here.


Man sewing fabric

Work Contributions & Partnership

The mission of Work, formerly known as Team Tassy, is to accompany families in Haiti out of poverty through good, dignified jobs. They have a presence in a community in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, called Menelas, where about 1,500 families live. Their goal is simple, to place two heads of households into a good, dignified job, so that the families and their community can lift themselves out of poverty forever. Their team is based in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Port-au- Prince.

SSB Bank has provided financial support to Work's mission by participating in their annual Blackjack Spectacular Event. Over the last few years, SSB has enjoyed the opportunity to give back to this organization and watch them grow.

For more information on Work, visit: www.dowork.org.

community outreach toy drive

NHCO Partnership

Since 2018, SSB Bank has Partnered with North Hills Community Outreach (NHCO). Through conversation about the variety of ways NHCO gives back to the community, SSB Bank felt compelled to join in on NHCO’s mission. In the past, SSB has participated in NHCO’s teens and tweens holiday shop and looks forward to continued support of this organization.

More Amazing Community Non-Profits & Organizations We Support:

Jack and Jill of America–Pittsburgh Chapter
North Allegheny School District
The Turo Foundation
Photo Antiquities Museum
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
Change the Game, Inc.
Brightwood Civic Group
University of Pittsburgh–Slovak Studies Program
Pittsburgh Community TV
The Northside Leadership Council
The Northside/Northshore Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber of Commerce
Borough of McCandless
Rotary Club of Bethel and St. Clair
Animal Friends
North Allegheny Foundation
Lending Hearts
NSCD Fund
Brighton Heights Citizens Foundation
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Borough of Franklin Park
Western PA Slovak Cultural Association

How Can SSB Bank Support My Organization?

Would you like to discuss how SSB Bank can support your organization, business or non-profit? Feel free to contact us to discuss the options available and how we can help you meet your goals within the community!