U.S. Career Institute’s parent company, Weston Distance Learning, encourages employee involvement in community service and philanthropy. Our school is also focused on creating healthier, safer, and stronger communities in which all people can enjoy living.
“We Teach People to Change Their Lives.”
What You Should Know
The people who work hard to make your educational experience a positive one are also out in the community volunteering their time to encourage community involvement, engagement, and support.
Employees are given four hours of paid leave per calendar year for volunteer work. Weston Distance Learning also contributes financially to support this endeavor by matching total combined employee contributions up to $5,000 annually.
This includes selected company sponsored charitable events, donating courses each year to eligible individuals, and participating in the United Way Workplace Campaign.
Outreach Spotlights
Biggest Volunteer Accomplishments in 2011:
- 12 employees volunteered for United Ways Make a Difference Day campaign, helping with various projects for local nonprofit organizations.
- Throughout this holiday season, we are holding a fundraiser for Partners Mentoring Youth, a local organization that helps at-risk youth. Employees are supporting Partners by paying for extra casual days, as well as a pizza lunch from which all proceeds went to Partners.
- For the month of November, we are helping the homeless by holding a donation drive for breakfast snack bags that will be handed out at the local homeless shelter. The snack bags will include 3 food items and a drink and our management team will be assembling the bags once the items are collected.
- We held our first ever Weston Gives United Way campaign, allowing employees to donate to United Way and local nonprofit organizations through automatic payroll deductions.
- We had a food drive in July and had over 300 lbs of food donated to the Larimer County Food Bank.
Where U.S. Career Institute helped in 2011:
- Relay for Life
- Northside Atzlan Community Center
- Larimer County Food Bank
- Homeless Gear
- Volunteers of America
- Fort Collins Natural Areas
- Fort Collins Read Aloud
- The Farm at Lee Martinez Park
- Partners Mentoring Youth
Biggest Volunteer Accomplishments in 2010:
- 12 employees helped do yard work for Respite Care.
- Employees helped decorate cookies with the elderly at an assisted living community,
- 12 employees painted pumpkins for the Women’s Resource Center “Boo Ball”.
- Employees helped with the “Cans Around the Oval” project for the Larimer County Food Bank.
Where U.S. Career Institute helped in 2010:
- Cub Scouts
- Salvation Army
- PTA
- Character Fort Collins
- Relay for Life
- Respite Care
- Little League
- Northside Atzlan Community Center
- Larimer County Food Bank
- Homeless Gear
- Women’s Resource Center
- Volunteers of America
Biggest Volunteer Accomplishments in 2009:
- Two teams of ten employees each participated in the SuperStar Sports Challenge this year, benefiting Partners Mentoring Youth, and raised a total of $1,685.
- Thirteen employees participated in Relay for Life and raised a total of $2,100, of which $500 was a company match.
- Fifty-five employees participated in the Support Our Troops campaign, sending a total of 64 care packages to troops in Afghanistan
Where U.S. Career Institute helped in 2009:
- Partners Mentoring Youth through SuperStar Sports Challenge
- American Cancer Society through Relay for Life
- Support our Troops Drive
- Salvation Army
- Secret Santa’s for the Elderly at Clarebridge Assisted Living Facility
- Crossroads Safehouse
- Girl/Boy Scouts
