credit unions - opening a discussion

hi

I work in Cornwall UK. A dispersed rural area with market towns. Its a relatively poor area - low wages and high house prices driven up be second home ownership.

My job is as a development worker for a small credit union, to help the credit union grow. I joined them 10 months ago. It has been run by a small group of good and dedicated people giving their time and effort for free. Their values are good, and they never forget who the Union is for - people who can't access the mainstream banks and credit.

I'm working on ways to make the union better, and I'm really interested in the credit union reaching out to to people for whom life can be difficult. I've got lots of ideas about how to do that, and want to learn from others doing similar. so hope to hear from you wherever you are.

Over and out