Community Connection

While New York City SHRM’s primary focus is Human Resources, we maintain linkages with the wider New York City community. Our members have participated in Volunteers of America’s Operation Backpack and Junior Achievement’s Job Shadow Day. In addition, our HR-PRO initiative is active with the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies.

Operation Backpack is Volunteers of America’s annual back to-school drive that asks the general public to bring new backpacks to designated Drop Locations throughout the city. Over 70 New York businesses participate by engaging employees in backpack and school supply drives. The result is thousands of new backpacks, which volunteers fill with grade-specific supplies during Sort Week and distribute to kids in time for the start of the school year.

Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide is a partnership between the business community, educators, and volunteers – all working together to inspire young people to dream big and reach their potential. JA’s hands-on, experiential programs teach the key concepts of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy to young people all over the world. During Groundhog Job Shadow Day, high school-aged students visit participating organizations’ offices to learn what life is like out in the “real world.” Participants share information about their jobs and the education necessary to prepare for success.

In addition, our HR-PRO committee is active with the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. The HR-PRO committee identifies opportunities to help the broader HR community, and then matches the “volunteer consultants” with the appropriate assignments. The committee also works with the HR/NY SIGs, e.g., Benefits, Staffing, to identify volunteer speakers to participate in workshops for FPWA members that cover a range of HR topics.

Do you see potential for New York City SHRM to get involved with other organizations in our local community? Please let us know! Giving back to New York City is at the core of what we do.

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SHRM Foundation

The SHRM Foundation is the 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of SHRM. A leading funder of HR research grants, the Foundation produces publications and educational resources to advance the HR profession. Your generous tax-deductible donations make the SHRM Foundation’s work possible.

The SHRM Foundation awards $100,000 annually in scholarships to SHRM members pursuing degrees in HR-related fields or SPHR, GPHR, PHR or California certification. Several past certification scholarship winners, including Jennifer Loftus and Delphine DeTernay, are members of New York City SHRM! Want to join them? Here’s how to apply. Good luck!

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