Friday, in honor of National Wear Red Day the HSAwareness team encouraged employees to wear red and help spread awareness on the risk of heart attack and stroke. For every participating team member, HSA pledged to donate $25 to the American Heart Association, motivating company-wide support. Friday morning, the corporate Chicago office flooded with red, […]

This month, the HSAwareness team worked with HSA’s community outreach partner, Chicago Commons, to fulfill the holiday wish lists of ten local families-in-need. Selected families were asked to supply names, ages, and clothing sizes for each family member, as well as toy requests for each child. Once the wish lists were received, a team of […]

For the month of September, the HSAwareness team worked to support literacy in Chicago Public Schools by collecting children’s books for the library of Gillespie Technology Magnet School in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. The HSAwareness team, led by HSA SVP Josephine Thomas-Hoytt, collected lightly-used or new books, as well as monetary donations for purchasing […]

Last week, and for the third consecutive year, HSAwareness volunteers returned to Chicago Commons’ Paulo Freire Family Center (PFC) in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood to help freshen the playground for the upcoming school year. Every year, the playground sustains a harsh Chicago winter after months of heavy use by the children of PFC, […]

Last week, HSA Commercial was named 2016 Corporate Partner of the Year by Chicago Commons, HSA’s long-term social outreach partner and a leading provider of early childhood education and senior care services in low-income Chicago neighborhoods. Bob Smietana, HSA Commercial’s CEO and long-time governing board member at Chicago Commons, accepted the award on behalf of […]

Last week, HSA Commercial’s social outreach arm, HSAwareness, assembled and handed off 24 backpacks filled with school supplies to the firm’s longtime partner, Chicago Commons, for the students at Paulo Freire Family Center. HSA works with Chicago Common’s on a number of initiatives throughout the year to benefit the center, which provides child care and […]

This month, the HSAwareness team joined forces with the firm’s long-time partner, Chicago Commons, to prepare and deliver gifts for local low-income families, just in time for the holidays. A team of volunteers led by HSA senior vice president, Josephine Thomas-Hoytt, allowed participants to either sponsor a family by purchasing gifts independently or provide a […]

Last week, a group of HSAwareness volunteers returned to Chicago Commons’ Paulo Freire Family Center (PFC) in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood to help restore the nature playground for the children participating in the facility’s daycare and after school programs. Last year, team members assisted the 120-year-old organization by refinishing logs to be used […]

In honor of Read Across America Day, a nationwide reading celebration that takes place on Dr. Seuss’ birthday, the HSAwareness team worked to support literacy in Chicago Public Schools by collecting children’s books for the library of Gillespie Technology Magnet School in the Roseland, neighborhood of Chicago. Through monetary and book donations, HSA employees were […]

Just in time for Thanksgiving, a team of volunteers led by HSA senior vice president Josephine Thomas-Hoytt, worked together with the firm’s long-time partner Chicago Commons to provide toys, winter coats, hats, gloves, and scarves to families-in-need. Participants—both inside and outside of the company—offered monetary contributions for HSAwareness volunteers to shop with, while others chose […]