Volunteerism

Consistent with our values, Allstate fosters a culture of caring and encourages community involvement. We’re in the business of helping people.  Every day, Allstate associates work to protect and prepare our customers for the future. Giving back to our communities is a natural extension of this work.

Since 1976, Allstate’s more than 125 employee-led Helping Hands® Committees have coordinated volunteerism efforts in our communities across the country. Every week, our employees and agency owners staff soup kitchens, teach children about business and the economy, clean up neighborhoods, paint schools, help run fundraising walks and host events at community centers. And each year the Helping Hands Committee at our home office helps brighten the Thanksgiving and December holidays for hundreds of families throughout Chicagoland with a clothing, food and gift drive.

Across the country, Allstate and The Allstate Foundation work in tandem to support employee and agency owner volunteer efforts with operational and financial resources.

Employee and Agency Owner Grants

Underpinning the hours of time contributed by Allstate employees and agency owners, The Allstate Foundation offers direct financial support to nonprofit organizations in honor of their volunteer efforts. Every year, The Allstate Foundation awards “Helping Hands” grants to organizations where our employees volunteer 25 or more hours or teams of employees each volunteer 20 or more hours per year. In 2008, the Foundation recognized 250 employees with grants to the employees’ community-based nonprofit organizations.

Agency owners also generously serve our customers and their communities through volunteerism. To honor their community commitment, The Allstate Foundation awards $500 grants every year to nonprofits where agency owners volunteer. In 2008, the Foundation recognized 2,030 agencies countrywide and gave organizations supported by agency owners a total of $1,032,500.