Our community partners include several not-for-profit education and human service organizations working to provide direct services in their communities. We're able to help by providing donations and monetary support, volunteers, pro-bono work, and thought leadership.
Our Education Partnerships
Hewitt Career Center—Our "Signature Program"
The Hewitt Career Center prepares young adults to enter and compete in our global society.
Our first Career Center, at Waukegan High School in Waukegan, Illinois, is helping students identify their interests and make informed choices about what to do after graduation. At the center, students have access to technology tools for career navigation, a dedicated career counseling staff, and partnerships with employers for career inspiration. Waukegan school officials directly correlate the new center with an increased graduation rate, decreased truancy, and a decreasing drop-out rate. We're now looking at opportunities to expand this signature program into other Hewitt communities.
America Scores
America Scores works to inspire a lasting dedication to education, healthy living, and civic responsibility in urban children. It's the only U.S. after-school program that uses soccer, creative writing, and community service to build healthy bodies, healthy minds, and healthy communications among at-risk youth.
(visit www.americascores.org)
Diversity Pipeline Alliance
The Diversity Pipeline Alliance helps attract more minorities to business careers. The Alliance helps influence and equip minorities—from junior high to graduate school—to pursue careers in business.
(visit www.diversitypipeline.com)
Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement provides students—from grade school to high school—with the educational tools and inspiration to value free enterprise, business, and economics, preparing them for future economic and workforce issues.
(visit www.ja.org)
The Ruby Bridges Foundation
The Ruby Bridges Foundation connects students, parents, and educators of different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds living and working in segregated communities.
(visit www.rubybridges.org)
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
The UNCF provides operating funds and technology enhancement services for 38 historically black colleges and universities, scholarships and internships for students at almost 1,000 institutions, and faculty and administrative professional training.
(visit www.uncf.org)
Our Human Services Partnerships
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross brings comfort, security, and healing to those in need around the world. Red Cross programs include humanitarian services, disaster relief, and health and safety education. Hundreds of our associates train as disaster relief volunteers and Hewitt serves as the emergency back-up call center for the Chicago area.
(visit www.redcross.org)
Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
We provide funding and volunteers to CASA, which advocates for abused and neglected children. CASA volunteers act as advocates for children in courts, schools, and government agencies.
(visit www.nationalcasa.org)
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity builds affordable housing worldwide for families in need. Hundreds of our associates have volunteered time and effort, and we've funded the construction of numerous Habitat for Humanity homes.
(visit www.habitat.org)
i.c. stars
i.c. stars works to break the cycle of poverty limiting the ability of marginalized adults to advance as professional leaders in technology. The organization provides inner-city Chicago youth with social, financial, and intellectual capital.
(visit www.icstars.org)
American Cancer Society (ACS)
The ACS is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization committed to fighting cancer through research, education, patient service, advocacy, and rehabilitation.
(visit www.cancer.org)
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
JDRF is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide.
(visit www.jdrf.org)
The AIDS Foundation
The AIDS Foundation grants funding for local HIV/AIDS care and prevention programs, advocates for sound policy and increased public support for AIDS services, and develops and implements strategies for coordinating care and prevention services.
(visit http://www.aidschicago.org)
