Supporting the communities that are local to our main offices is an important element of our CI programme and is strongly supported by our employees. We believe it is here that we have the greatest scope for making a positive impact. We have a CI coordinator at each office, with responsibility for identifying suitable funding opportunities and managing relationships with local community groups.
Some of our local partnerships are detailed below.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Help the Aged (Birmingham) | We support Help the Aged’s busiest HandyVan in the country. The HandyVan is a vital support in helping older people live independently, and has enabled more than 800 elderly people in Birmingham to have security devices fitted in their homes during 2006. |
| St John Cymru (Cardiff) | In 2006 we embarked on a three-year partnership with St John Cymru in support of its ‘Young Lifesaver Scheme’. The scheme provides teachers throughout Wales with the opportunity to teach First Aid to children aged 7-16. Several Cardiff employees have also benefited from the partnership by attending ‘Breath of Life’ First Aid Courses. |
| Rockinghorse Appeal (Hove) | The Hove office raised over £25,000 for the Rockinghorse Appeal in 2005-6, to go towards new lung function equipment for the new children’s hospital opening in April 2007. |
| Crimestoppers (Kingswood) | We supported the ‘Saw it? Report it!’ campaign in Redhill, resulting in a 39% increase in actionable calls to Crimestoppers and a 21% decrease in criminal offences in the local area. |
| Businessdynamics (London) | Businessdynamics is a business education and enterprise charity that aims to bring business to life for young people and improve their key skills. We support programmes in a number of schools in the Greater London area and use Legal & General volunteers where possible. |
St John Cymru, Cardiff, teaches schoolchildren life-saving skills
“Help the Aged is extremely grateful for
Legal & General’s support for our Cardiff and Birmingham HandyVan schemes. This support allows us to secure the homes of the most vunerable older people in both cities, preventing burglary and bogus caller crime and restoring peace of mind.”
Hannorah Lee, Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, Help the Aged
The Rockinghorse Appeal, Hove, receives a donation from Kate Avery, Group Director (Wealth Management), on behalf of the Hove office
In the run-up to Christmas Kingswood employees took part in the ‘Soupa Stars’ project, organised by homelessness charity Crisis. Instead of enjoying their usual lunches, thoughtful employees feasted on soup and a roll for £1, with the money being donated to Crisis.