HFS Consultants Social Responsibility Initiative

Philosophy and Objectives

At HFS Consultants, corporate philanthropy means a lot more than money - it means time and employee involvement.

The Social Responsibility Initiative was formed as a vehicle to redirect the time, energy, and finances of the firm and its employees back into the local community through a variety of projects for which our employees are passionately involved.

We believe that a portion of corporate profits should be utilized for the betterment of our community and we encourage our employees to participate in socially responsible events whenever possible.

Employee Participation

HFS employees are involved in a wide variety of projects:
Mentoring elementary students for the Lafayette School Mentoring Project in Oakland
Volunteering one night per week at Oakland Children’s Hospital
Participating in the AIDS Walk in SF
Joining the Avon Breast Cancer Walk in SF
Taking part in the Memory Walk for Alzheimer’s research on Treasure Island
Accompaning a youth group to a Blackfoot Indian reservation for a week of ministry and housing repair
Counseling at a disadvantaged kids camp for a week
Sitting on the Board for Partners in Care, an LA-based non-profit for senior services
Serving on Public & Environmental Health Advisory Board to Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Working on the Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Involvement with the Women Health Care Executives program
Company wide sponsorship and participation in the Friends of the Children San Francisco mentoring program
Employee contributions to the Hurricane Katrina victims in Ocean Springs and Pascagoula, Mississippi and St. James Place, Louisiana, with matching funds from the SRC
Putting together gift baskets for a very sick children at local hospitals
Sponsership of TerraPass Emision Credits of all employee autos

HFS Sponsorship

Supporting funds for Non-profits:
La Pena Cultural Center – Berkeley
CaliforniaArmenian Home sponsorship – Fresno
Eden Medical Center Foundation – Hayward
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Foundation
Valley Care Foundation – Livermore
Avon Breast Cancer Fund
National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Northern California Chapter
Women Health Care Executives scholarship
Alameda County Healthcare Foundation
AIDS Walk sponsorship
Loco Bloco sponsorship
Camp St. Francis (Children’s camp)
Special Olympics – Northern California chapter
Methodist Hospital Foundation – Arcadia
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland Foundation
Enloe Hospital Foundation – Chico
St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation – San Francisco
Oak Valley Hospital Foundation
St. Rose Hospital Foundation – Hayward
Alzheimer’s Association – Northern California chapter
Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
Partners in Care Foundation – Los Angeles
John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary Foundation - Walnut Creek
Mee Memorial Hospital Foundation – King City
Bay Area Rescue Mission – Oakland
Early Childhood Mental Health Program — Richmond