Our Environmental Work

"We're grateful for our partnership with Self-Help. The opportunity to build our business with a sophisticated green energy investor like Self-Help at our side is unique and exciting. - Allan Riska, Cypress Creek Renewables"

“The energy efficiency ratings of these homes, achieving the highest possible standards, provide the lowest monthly heating and cooling bills ... so low, in fact, that it is more economic to be a new homeowner here than to rent elsewhere.” - The Helen Adams Blog, “Agents for Change in Grier Heights”

“For more than ten years, our Home Energy Loan has helped homeowners across Oregon and Washington reduce energy use. We’re proud to expand access to credit by utilizing On-Bill Repayment, whereby a homeowner makes loan payments on their utility bill. This feature reduces risk and eliminates the up-front, out-of-pocket costs that often make upgrades unaffordable. Self-Help was a critical collaborator in this effort; their investment increased our liquidity, in turn allowing more families to access energy upgrades."  - Adam Zimmerman, Craft3 President & CEO

“We revitalized our 1927 middle school facility with a combination of grant funding from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s Grants to Green program and financing from Self-Help Credit Union ...To date, these improvements have reduced our energy costs by over $20,000, and that money can go right back to teaching and learning." - Matt Underwood, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School

"Sustainability at Self-Help is, at heart, a team sport, driven by passion and commitment. We have developed a culture that constantly says yes to new ideas and new ways to pull together smart capital and measure success." - Melissa Malkin-Weber, Sustainability Director