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Allstate is Committed to Youth Empowerment

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Allstate’s Good Starts Young® Inspires Partnership with WE

“WE is a movement that believes when we come together we can create an even better world.” 

The Allstate Foundation Good Starts Young® program believes that youth should feel supported to follow their ambitions and create their own change. Each year, Allstate is a partner for WE, an organization committed to serving communities domestically and internationally.

By partnering with schools around the country and with international charities, WE encourages social service and volunteering by students, educators, and whole communities. Making an impact in sustainable ways has inspired Allstate to partner with WE for the past five years. Each year, WE hosts a number of “WE Day” events across the country. Students can’t buy a ticket and instead volunteer in their community to be invited to spend a day with other change-makers and inspiring storytellers and celebrities.

Allstate is a proud sponsor of WE Day and invites employees to volunteer at the event and spend the day celebrating the students and their accomplishments. This year, we also awarded grants to two special students to help propel their service projects.

Giving back is a core value at Allstate. In addition to the hundreds of volunteer hours completed by employees, Allstate is proud to be partnering with external organizations that amplify doing good. Allstate’s commitment to youth empowerment is one of the many reasons we value our partnership with WE. Read more on how Allstate and employees give back.

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Junior Achievement Award

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Allstate Earns U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award

Junior Achievement USA® (JA) has honored Allstate with a 2016-2017 U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award. The U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award was presented to 57 organizations at an evening awards ceremony during the JA Volunteer Summit, on March 13, 2018 in New York, NY.

“In 2003, President George W. Bush established the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation (the Council) to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make in communities and encourage more people to serve. The Council created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor individuals who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. In 2006, Junior Achievement became an official certifying organization for this award, which recognizes corporations with a U.S. presence that provide volunteers to teach JA programs anywhere in the world.”

Throughout 2016 and 2017, Allstate agency owners and employees gave more than 5,000 hours of volunteer time to Junior Achievement programs. Allstate believes Good Starts Young® and through programs, like Junior Achievement, Allstate agency owners and employees help inspire youth to reach their full potential and make the world a better place.

“Junior Achievement volunteers are important mentors for young people, bringing our programs to life. JA volunteers share their experiences and skills with students while delivering our programs, teaching them how to manage their money, succeed in the workforce, or start a business that creates jobs and grows the economy. JA’s volunteers are critical to our organization’s success and are a vital part of our mission,” said Sandy Daffé, President of Junior Achievement of Chicago.

Allstate employees are committed to living into the Good Hands pillar of the company by serving not only customers but communities.

April is Allstate’s designated “Bring Out The Good Month” and this award is a perfect launch pad as the whole company prepares to devote even more hours to giving back. Read more about Allstate’s local community involvement and empowering youth to be future leaders here.