The CARE² Fund was established to give members of the USLI community the opportunity to request donations to charities or causes to which they have a personal connection. In 2012, the Fund was reorganized as a 501(c)3 charitable organization and renamed CARE² Fund at USLI Inc. This allows donors to the CARE² Fund to receive a charitable deduction for their contributions. In 2012, the mission of the CARE² Fund at USLI Inc. was expanded. The Fund now also serves as a portal for funds raised from the community to support causes selected specifically by the Company. This allows our community members to receive receipts for their charitable contributions. Additionally, the CARE² Fund can receive donations when anyone shops through Amazon Smile. Simply visit the Amazon Smile web page before you begin shopping, type in CARE² Fund at USLI Inc. and Amazon Smile will donate 0.5 percent of all eligible purchases to the charity you have selected. Learn more>>

Each year, USLI employees and participants from the USLI Cycling Team hit the road and ride to raise money and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis. This two-day event will take you through the flat terrain and back roads of South Jersey to the blueberry fields of Hammonton.  This event supports MS research and delivers services to those who face the challenges of MS every day so they can live their best lives. 

Every year, our company hosts four blood drives in conjunction with the Red Cross. The drives are held at our facility between the hours of 7 a.m. and 12 p.m., and employees are given the time necessary to make a donation during the work day.

On a closer front, we also raise funds for breastcancer.org located in Bryn Mawr, PA. Breastcancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Over the years, we have organized fundraising events such as Bake for Pink, kickboxing classes, a jewelry sale, an online auction and more. USLI also donates 1 percent of all new business premium to breastcancer.org during Breast Cancer Awareness month. More about this initiative at www.pink.usli.com.

Each year we host a Holiday Party for the children of our employees. We also invite children from La Salle Academy, John Jenks Elementary and Philadelphia Travelers Aid Society. Each child is provided with a host, and the responsibilities of the host are to make the child feel welcome, show them around to the different activities and buy the child a gift that they will receive from Santa.

USLI began working with Cristo Rey in 2012 to assist with its start-up efforts and partnered with the Tiger Woods Foundation to create a Tiger Woods Learning Center (TWLC) at the school. Opening its doors in September 2012 to 125 ninth graders, this Philadelphia college-preparatory school provides a Catholic education to underprivileged high school students. The TWLC after-school learning program provides science, technology, engineering and math education to students who might not otherwise have an opportunity to delve into these subjects. The mission of Cristo Rey is to combine education with corporate work experience to set students up for success in college and the working world. USLI hosted several freshmen during the first five school years (2012-2017) who rotated one day of work each per week throughout the year. An annual donation was made to Cristo Rey toward the cost of the students’ tuition. This real job experience was an invaluable asset our people provided to these students to take with them in preparation for their post-high school experiences. We also assisted in developing Cristo Rey’s fitness center and designing the artwork for the bus that transports students to and from work and other outings.

Over several years, USLI Community members raised and donated $1.7 million dollars to La Salle Academy in Philadelphia. The money raised is the start of a long term sustainability plan which will allow La Salle Academy to continue its efforts well into the future. La Salle Academy is dedicated to educating children in grades 3 through 8 whose potential is limited by financial, social, academic, or emotional challenges, and whose parents desire, but cannot afford, a Catholic education.

In 2011, we began a mentoring program with the 5th grade students at La Salle Academy in Philadelphia. There were 15 children in the program until 2013, when another 15 were added. Each child is assigned two mentors. The group meets at our office in Wayne, Pa., and volunteers are given time off of work to be in the program. The program has a large fitness component to help the kids be more active and make healthier food choices, but the main focus is on bonding and forming strong relationships between mentor and mentee. Our goal is to mentor the students into high school and hopefully beyond.

This annual event gives children the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational events with guest speakers while having a great time and learning about the insurance industry. Participants include children in our community, as well as those children active in our service program with La Salle Academy and our Reading STARS students.

This walk is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research and is held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide. USLI fundraises and forms a team each year called the Forget Me Nots.

We have partnered with the U.N. Foundation’s Nothing but Nets campaign since 2006. Nothing but Nets provides bed nets for families in Africa; each bed net protects a family of four from malaria for over two years. Malaria is particularly devastating in Africa, where it is a leading killer of children. In fact, there are 10 new cases of malaria every second. Every 60 seconds, a child in Africa dies from a malaria infection. Support USLI by making a donation! Just $10 can send a net and save a life. Donate >> 

Food insecurity is a leading epidemic in most colleges and universities that goes unnoticed. Students from our College Help program organized a Pack the Pantry event to educate our company about food insecurity. The group collects hygiene items, snacks, toiletries and other types of food to be donated to West Chester University, Cabrini University and Pennsylvania State University Brandywine.

USLI works with an organization called Poured Out to provide water filtration systems to families in Haiti. Over 50 percent of deaths in Haiti are caused by waterborne diseases. During our trips to Haiti, our community members have installed BioSand Water Filtration Systems in Haitian homes as well as water houses, which provide clean drinking water to entire villages. Because of these trips, about two dozen Haitian people are able to work during that time because of our group needing assistance. The unemployment rate in Haiti is over 40 percent. We’ve made an ongoing commitment to make a greater impact in Haiti by encouraging our local community to join our efforts over the next 5-10 years. Moving forward, we will focus our efforts on building water houses by sending USLI employees and local community members to Haiti starting in 2016. These water houses will provide clean water for local school children and hope for the local community.

USLI has participated in the Reading STARS program since the 2007-2008 school year. Reading STARS is a phonics-based program geared toward children that are not reading at grade level. For the past five years, our partner school has been John Jenks Elementary. 

We support Toys for Tots every year and run fundraisers, fitness challenges and special events to collect toy donations. Since we’ve started supporting Toys for Tots, our community has been able to donate thousands of toys to less fortunate children during the holiday season.

Since 2005, we have partnered with the Vanguard School in Paoli, PA. as part of its Community Vocational Program. Vanguard serves children with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Students from the program come to our company two days per week for job training and coaching. Each student is assigned a coach and an assistant coach to guide them during their time here. The majority of our students have gone on to attend college or have secured gainful employment. Our coaches report having a lot of personal satisfaction from working with the students and helping them overcome the obstacles that might have prevented them from obtaining employment.

Year Up is an organization that seeks to close the opportunity divide by providing urban young adults with skills, experience and support to empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. Year Up achieves this mission through a one-year intensive training program that provides low-income young adults, ages 18-24, with a combination of hands-on skill development, college credits and corporate internships.

USLI started working with Year Up in January 2015. To date, we have worked with 10 students from the program, and we will also be participating in their Mentoring Program.