Community Involvement

Allstate is at home anywhere in America. And we know home is more than a place on a map. It's a place in the hearts, and in the hopes, of those who live there. Communities are about connections, commitments. Common sense and the common good. We support those ideals, and the people who put them to work. So Allstate leaders, employees, agency owners and their families are actively involved in the lives of communities across the country. It's a natural extension of what we do every day, protecting people and helping put their lives back together. On our own time you'll find us running cleanup campaigns, supporting youth groups, partnering with other organizations, raising money and awareness for worthy causes of all kinds.

We invest in communities three ways:

• Financial Resources - mostly in the form of grants from The Allstate Foundation, corporate contributions and donations;
• Time - active participation of employees, officers and agency owners in community events, programs and on nonprofit boards; and
• Leadership - joining with other organizations to address real issues that affect communities we serve.

We divide those communities into three groups:

• Local Communities - places where our customers and agency owners live and work, invest their time and money;
• Chicago Metro Area - because it is our hometown; and
• National - through national partnerships with organizations that reach specific groups like teen drivers and domestic violence survivors wherever they live, as well as leading multi-cultural organizations.

We invite you to check out our stories on volunteerism and our hometown commitment for examples of Allstate's efforts to support our local communities.

For more detailed information, download our 2009 Social Responsibility Report.