39 _______________________________________________________ DOI : https://doi.org/10.33258/birci.v2i3.392 Development of Banking CSR Model for Community Empowerment Slum Area in Medan City Arifin Saleh 1 , Ahmad Hidayah Dalimunthe 1 , Faisal Hamzah Lubis 1 1 Lecturer FISIP University of Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU), Medan, Indonesia arifinsaleh@umsu.ac.id Abstract : Nowdays, there are 200.29 hectares of slum in Medan. The slum area is in 42 urban villages spread across 9 sub-districts. For the handling of slums in Medan, this is done through the Kotaku Program with funding for central and regional collaboration. Other parties that are expected to be involved in handling this slum area are the banks, in this case Bank Sumut, through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds. This is because Bank Sumut, which is a regionally owned company, has a commitment every year to channel CSR funds to all regencies / cities in Sumatera Utara. In 2015, Bank Sumut channeled CSR funds amounting to Rp. 13,746 billion. This study aims to find a new model of Bank Sumut CSR that is directed at empowering slum communities in the city of Medan. Research method with a qualitative approach. Data analysis by analyzing typological data. The output of this study is the Bank Sumut CSR model of community empowerment in slum areas in Medan City or scientific publications in national scientific journals and international journals. Bank Sumut's research results have a CSR Program that has been proven to help the community and its targets in the future should be directed to help empower the slum communities in the city of Medan. Bank Sumut's CSR model for the empowerment of slum communities in the city of Medan must reach infrastructure development, social assistance, and economic assistance with management involving Kotaku, the community, and non-governmental organizations. Keywords : CSR; community empowerment; slum areas I. Introduction Central, provincial and district / city governments continue to collaborate, including cooperation with third parties in an effort to deal with slums. According to Law No. 1 Year concerning Housing and Settlement Areas, slum areas or settlements are areas or settlements that are not habitable due to irregularities in buildings, high density of buildings, and the quality of buildings and facilities and infrastructure that do not meet the requirements. In 2016 there were 35,291 ha of urban slum settlements scattered in almost all parts of Indonesia. In the Province of North Sumatera (Sumatera Utara), there are 4,872 hectares of slums in 14 regencies / cities and 621 villages / villages (Sumatera Utara, 2017). In Medan the slum area is 200.29 hectares. The slum area is in 42 urban villages spread across 9 sub-districts. For the handling of slums in Medan, carried out through the KOTAKU Program with funding collaboration centers, regions, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Until 2019, each village that has a slum area will get Rp. 1 billion in funds. The fund is the central government budget which is part of the Rp. 26.5 billion allocated for various KOTAKU Program activities. On the other hand, the district / city government also issued a varied budget for handling slums. It's just that, if there is no form of handling that is innovative, comprehensive, and on target, the slum area is expected to continue to increase. In fact, even though the area of slum is relatively smaller than the existing area, this needs attention to be completed soon. Moreover, the potential problems that arise from slums are very high, such as poverty, unemployment and crime (Saleh, 2016).