Community Partners

Hull & Humber KC Cares is a business led programme that engages employees in their communities through volunteering.

The programme delivers benefits for companies, employees and communities across Hull and East Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire by providing access to expertise on employee volunteering. Actively brokering high-quality employee volunteering opportunities, Cares utilises the time and skills of employees to make an impact in their local communities.

Businesses have the opportunity to address key social issues in the most deprived areas and disadvantaged communities across Hull & Humber. Hull & Humber KC Cares takes the guesswork on how to do this out of the equation for companies and provides a crucial link to channel community investment through employee volunteering where the impact will be greatest.

Hull & Humber KC Cares provides experienced employee volunteering advisors and access to quality assured, meaningful volunteering opportunities that develop the skills and talent of employees.

Employees gain motivation and a sense of pride when they are actively engaged in community investment programmes through work. Employee volunteering is a fun way for staff to connect with their employer's local community and an effective way to develop new skills.

Cares also campaigns nationally to increase the impact of employee volunteering in communities of greatest need and address social issues including education, employability, economic renewal and environmental issues.

Last year across Hull & Humber;

Over 150 employees volunteered in their local community

Over 1200 volunteering hours provided

Over 100 community organisations supported

What do business’s say:

• 94% of businesses think volunteering adds to the skills of their workforce
• Over 75% of volunteers said their experience was beneficial to their influencing, decision making, leadership and time management skills.
• 98% felt it was important that their employer supported employee volunteering
• 85% of employees reported that their perception of their company had improved
• 87% felt more pride in their employer
• 80% felt more committed to their employer
• 96% would recommend their employer to others

 

Hull & Humber KC Cares is  part of  a network of more than 350 partner companies across the UK, the programme operates throughout the year and welcomes new partners to support city-based and regional Cares partnerships in 35 locations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.