Thousands of Charles Schwab Employees Unite in Service to Communities Across the Country for Annual Schwab Volunteer Week
8,000 Schwabbies support 700 projects serving 350 nonprofits
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“Our giving programs like Schwab Volunteer Week underscore the importance of service at Schwab – not only for our clients but also for our communities,” said
Schwab Volunteer Week was designed to make it easy and flexible for employees to participate, offering on-campus, off-site, in-person and virtual volunteer projects. A national network of nearly 200 Schwab community ambassadors played an integral role in creating projects that address local community needs and align to causes employees care about. Employees can choose from nearly 700 service projects, including:
- On-campus drop-in projects at all major employment centers to create care packages for children in the foster care system and “thank you for your service” kits for military members and first responders;
- Activities that support food security through preparing and serving meals, sorting and distributing food donations, and packaging nutritious meals;
- Community beautification, maintenance and clean-up projects that promote environmental stewardship and sustainability;
- As well as a variety of other projects in support of disaster relief preparation, youth education, clothing donations, and animal well-being.
Financial literacy has long been a core cause for Schwab and a cornerstone of Schwab Volunteer Week, and this year’s event features a number of projects focused on financial education, including:
- Workshops featuring Schwab’s flagship financial literacy program Moneywise America to empower students with the knowledge, skills and behaviors to become financially confident;
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America events for teenagers that simulate real-world financial decisions about career, income and expenses, and saving and investing, and; -
A variety of service projects with
Girl Scouts of the USA ,Junior Achievement and other nonprofit partners that foster financial capability, entrepreneurism, and career development among young people and people in under-resourced communities.
In addition to more than 32,000 hours of employee service,
Schwab’s commitment to service is apparent year-round, with more than 11,400 employees volunteering more than 148,000 hours in 2023 to support nonprofits in communities across the country. Schwabbies are empowered to serve their communities year-round through a robust suite of volunteer programs and giving benefits such as paid time off to volunteer, group volunteer grants, volunteer training and matching charitable donations.
Schwab has been recognized by Points of Light as one of the 50 most community-minded companies in
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