Volunteer Week

During Schwab Volunteer Week in May, thousands of Schwab employees receive time off to volunteer for community nonprofits.

For 2010, projects focused on helping the underserved improve their financial well-being. In addition to leading financial education workshops, volunteers also remodeled and painted shelters, served food and worked on community beautification.

A few examples of benefiting organizations included the following:

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America
• Dress for Success San Francisco
• Elizabeth House
• Junior Achievement
• Larkin Street Youth Services
• LifeWorks
• Urban Roots
• 129 projects in various U.S. locations

Charles Schwab Foundation also donated a minimum $500 grant to organizations where a Schwab Volunteer Week project was held.

“This year’s Volunteer Week was inspired by our collective passion here at Schwab to break down barriers for people and help them attain financial well-being,” said Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, president of Charles Schwab Foundation. “Whether it’s leading a workshop on financial basics at a local Boys & Girls Club or helping Habitat for Humanity build a home for a family in need, our goal is to make a difference in as many people’s lives as we can.”

Photo by Schwab employee Rich McGourty

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