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Community Involvement

We aim to give back to the communities where we live and work and believe that this commitment helps in our efforts to attract and retain associates. Our commitment to help our community starts with our associates. Community involvement is a hallmark for our organization, and it comes naturally to our associates. We encourage our associates to volunteer their hours with service organizations and philanthropic groups in the communities we serve.

We recorded 10,526 community service hours in 2023, and 9,508, and 8,697 hours in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Furthermore, the CCBG Foundation donated $0.3 million in 2023 to various non-profit organizations in the communities we serve and $0.3 million and $0.2 million in 2022, and 2021, respectively. Additionally, in 2023, we committed $250,000 to the Second Harvest of the Big Bend’s capital campaign to meet the needs of food insecure individuals in the Big Bend region of Florida.

Since 2015, we have annually supported the United Way of the Big Bend in analyzing financial information for its annual grant review process. Many of these grants are provided to low-moderate income communities in the Big Bend area.

Access, affordability, and financial inclusion. Our community commitment to further financial literacy in the markets we service remains an ongoing focus. In 2023, the CCBG Foundation made grants totaling $143,000 to Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) eligible organizations in our market area. Working with CCHL, we are committed to providing educational outreach regarding home ownership and financial access for minorities. We are a long-time supporter of Habitat for Humanity, with our associates providing volunteer hours on home builds. During 2020 to 2023, we partnered with Habitat for Humanity, Warrick Dunn Charities, and Capital City Home Loans, LLC. to build and furnish four homes.

During tax season, we provide locations for community residents to access Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) services. VITA is a nationwide IRS program that offers free tax preparation assistance to people who generally make $60,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English-speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.