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Center for Companies That Care Featured on ABC7
By Alan Krashesky
U.S. public high schools have achieved a milestone - 80 percent of students are graduating, according to numbers collected by the U.S. Department of Education. While these are encouraging figures, that still means that one in five students leaves high school without a diploma. So what can be done to help keep students in class? Here in Chicago, a non-profit called the Center for Companies that Care is trying to get businesses more involved in their communities. Part of that is having employees mentor high school students... See the rest of the article and the interview at http://abc7chicago.com/archive/9526594/
AIM High Recognized by Chicago Tribune
AIM High students Shanequa Reed and Quincy Cochran are featured in a recent article by the Chicago Tribune that lauds the efforts of mentor companies Towers Watson and Convergint, and the accomplishments of Shanequa and Quincy. Click here to read the full article.
Center for Companies That Care Recognizes Engaged Employers on National Honor Roll
For Thousands 13 Is A Lucky Number
Center for Companies That Care announces its 11th Honor Roll, and nearly 75,000 employees are lucky to work for the 13 employers on the 2013 list. Each has outstanding workplace practices and active community involvement. The Honor Roll includes privately held and publicly traded organizations as well as not-for-profit employers from around the country and represents several industries.
"These employers are among the best in the nation,” said Marci Koblenz, Center for Companies That Care’s co-founder and president. “They are engaged with their employees and communities. They are strengthening individuals and families within and outside of their workplaces with such practices as open communication, career development, volunteerism, and health assessments. Their leaders are evaluated on how they lead others as well as the business results they achieve. These organizations have consistently proven how values-driven practices can lead to success. They deserve to be emulated.”
Honor Roll organizations are selected for their demonstration of all 10 Characteristics of a socially responsible employer by seasoned business professionals. Two key components of the selection process are a written application and employee survey results.
The 2013 Honor Roll recognizes:
Alliant Credit Union (Chicago)
BCU (Vernon Hills, Ill.)
Bright Horizons (Watertown, Mass.)
CBRE (Los Angeles)
Convergint Technologies (Schaumburg, Ill.)
Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)
Falcon Camp (Shaker Heights, Ohio)
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (Lake Forest, Ill.)
Ryan, LLC (Dallas)
Sherman Health (Elgin, Ill.)
Sysmex America, Inc. (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
UHC (University HealthSystem Consortium) (Chicago)
WellStar Health System (Marietta, Ga.)
Each March the Honor Roll is announced in conjunction with the launch of CAREDAYS, an annual month-long, national initiative to address a significant societal issue. CAREDAYS13: Terrific Tales supports childhood literacy by ensuring that under-resourced classroom libraries have age-appropriate books for children to read. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to either donate books or raise funds to purchase books for 1000 classrooms. If we all do a little, we can accomplish a lot!
Chamber of Commerce Features AIM High
The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce spread the word about AIM High and AT&T's generous donation to over 1,000 corporate member companies in its latest "Chamber@Work" Newsletter. We're hoping the article ignites a lot of curiosity and attracts new mentoring companies for more AIM High students!
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