Member Eligibility

Requirements

1. Eligibility by Family Relationship to a Current DCU Member

Relatives of DCU members are eligible to join if they are spouses, domestic partners, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents or siblings (including adoptive, in-law, and step relationships).

2. Eligibility by Company You Work for or Retired From

• You currently work for or retired from a company in our list of participating employers.
• You have a family relationship (as described above) to a non-member who currently works for or retired from a company or organization in our field of membership.

3. Eligibility by Organization You Belong To

• You currently belong to or join an organization whose members we serve.
• You have a family relationship (as described above) to a non-member who belongs to an organization in our list of participating organizations.

4. Eligibility by Community

You are automatically eligible to join DCU if you live, work, worship, or attend school in one of the communities in our list. Any business or other legal entity located in one of these areas is also automatically eligible to join.

Participating Organizations

If you are a member of one of these participating organizations or if you join one, you are automatically eligible to join DCU. Once you join DCU, you can remain a member for life. Each of these organizations is open to everyone. 

• Computer History Museum (CHM) - The Computer History Museum is a nonprofit organization with a four-decade history as the world's leading institution exploring the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society.  The Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computer history and is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, photographs, oral histories, and moving images. You may join this organization when you open your DCU membership.
  Computer History Museum Website
  1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94043 • 650-810-1010
  Memberships start at $15

   

• Financial Fitness Association (FFA) - The Financial Fitness Association (FFA) was created in 2004, with the goal to help members avoid financial distress, establish personal financial control and achieve individual financial goals.  The FFA focuses on raising awareness in areas of personal finance and money management through online information and resources.  They are a non-profit, public mutual benefit corporation governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.  They partner with a select number of organizations in order to better serve our membership. You may join this organization when you open your DCU membership.
  Financial Fitness Association Website
  Financial Fitness Association, 2443 Fillmore St., Suite 380-4302, San Francisco, CA 94115 • 650-383-7189
  Memberships start at $8
  

   

• New England Chapter, PRRT&HS – A non-profit affiliate of the PRRT&HS dedicated to the study and historical preservation of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the fellowship of its members. Dues include the online quarterly publication The East Wind. A valid email address is required for membership. Membership in the national society is not required, but is strongly encouraged. You may join this organization when you open your DCU membership.
  New England Chapter, PRRT&HS Website
  New England Chapter, PRRT&HS, PO Box 624, Marlborough, MA 01752
  Annual dues are $15

   

• Reach Out for Schools – A non-profit membership organization that raises money to fund classrooms and programs that benefit students. Most of the funds that we raise are used to adopt classrooms through Adopt-a-Classroom and to fund projects through Donors Choose. These programs allow teachers to purchase classroom resources with donated funds. You may join this organization when you open your DCU membership.
  Reach Out for Schools Website
  Reach Out for Schools, PO Box 290, Tyngsborough, MA 01879
  Memberships start at $10

   

Participating Condominium Associations

You are eligible to join DCU if you live in one of these condominium communities. 

• Audubon Hill South - Acton, MA
• Atherton Common - Amherst, NH
• Border Brook Terrace - Nashua, NH
• Evergreen Estates - Wakefield, MA
• Fallbrook - Leominster, MA
• Highwood III - Franklin, MA
• Knott's Clearing - Hudson, MA
• Ledgewood of Milford - Milford, NH
• Mayplewood - Westborough, MA
• Natick Green - Natick, MA
• Presidential Arms - Franklin, MA
• Ryan Estates - Lincoln , MA
• Twin Towers - Manchester, NH
• Village of Nagog Woods - Acton, MA
• Villages at Walker Meadow - Westboro, MA