Creating a Culture of Caring

In 2024, the Austin office went beyond in their commitment to our core value, Gives Back. Employees participated in 12 Gives Back and 7 Spreading the Science events throughout the year including making pinch pot kits for research, geoarchaeological sampling at Caprock State Park, habitat refreshes for wildlife, and an annual park beautification for Its My Park Day, adding up to 488 volunteer hours. In addition to volunteering, employees raised funds to benefit community programs, food banks, schools, and homeless shelters for a total impact of $13,896.

In 2023, the Denver team participated in 14 Gives Back and Spreading the Science events throughout the year including park clean ups, habitat building, trail maintenance events, volunteer days with the Food Bank of the Rockies, and an annual mobile blood drive, adding up to 361 volunteer hours. They arranged and participated in multi-office and Employee Resource Groups (ERG) Gives Back events, and stepped up during the Companywide Campaign, Spring into Action. In addition to volunteering, employees raised a total impact of over $8,600 to benefit local causes.

In 2022, the Austin office went above and beyond in their commitment to our core value SWCA Gives Back. For the second year running, they achieved the highest total volunteer hours (and the highest volunteer hours per employee). They participated in 11 Gives Back events including a baked goods silent auction, food drives, and park cleanups. They strengthened their longstanding community partnerships by volunteering regularly with Austin Wildlife Rescue, Austin Pets Alive!, and Austin’s Meals on Wheels chapter.

Amherst employees participated actively in the spring Auctioning for Awareness Campaign and totaled the most hours volunteered during the fall Clean & Green Campaign. Local Office Champions Becky Barber and Nadia Waski spent considerable time and effort to encourage participation with Gives Back, organizing engaging local events throughout the year including a virtual auction raising over $3,000, clean up events, and food drives.

In 2020, Amherst went above and beyond in their commitment to the Gives Back program. Given their smaller size, they ranked 1st in donations and 2nd volunteer hours per employee. They stepped up in company-wide Gives Back events, ranking 3rd in “Dare to Donate” employee donations, and 2nd in number of office dares. And, their Gives Back Local Office Co-Champions, Nadia Waski and Becky Barber spent considerable time and effort to encourage participation and increase staff engagement with Gives Back events all year long.

In 2019, Phoenix went above and beyond in their commitment to the Gives Back program. They had the highest number of office-wide events and volunteered the most hours per employee. Their Gives Back Local Office Champions Sondra Johnson and Candace Roberts went to great lengths to increase staff engagement by regularly emailing the office with event details, updating a calendar in the break room with upcoming events all year long, and encouraging participation across the multiple departments that exist in Phoenix.

In 2018, the Salt Lake City office went above and beyond in their commitment to the new Spreading the Science program. They gave almost 500 hours of the total SWCA volunteer hours. Efforts included multiple events leading up to the Utah Archaeology and Preservation Month in May, the National Park Service, BLM's Monticello office, and the Friends of Cedar Mesa non-profit organization. The office also donated time and money to Save Our Canyons and The Rescue Mission.

In 2017, the San Antonio office demonstrated a high-level of commitment to giving back to their community. They volunteered and donated to a variety of organizations, including the American Cancer Society, San Antonio River Foundation, Witte Museum Foundation, and the Spay-Neuter Assistance Program.

In 2016, the Albuquerque office demonstrated a high-level of commitment to giving back to their community. They gave more than 120 hours of their time toward group volunteer and donation opportunities, including the Walk to End Alzheimer's and the annual Albuquerque Mudd Volleyball event benefitting the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation. Staff also organized relief efforts for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, PB&J Family Services, and the local Roadrunner Food Bank.

In 2015, Austin staff demonstrated a high-level of commitment to giving back to their community. They gave more than 90 hours of their time toward group volunteer and donation opportunities, including the Hays County and Capital Area food banks and the local Make-A-Wish foundation. They provided relief aid to the Red Cross of Central Texas for victims of tornadoes, storms and flooding. Staff also delivered meals every Thursday all year long to those in need with Meals On Wheels.

In 2014, Arlington staff gave more than 60 hours of their time toward group community service projects. They participated in three major events including the Dallas Heart Walk, for which they raised more than $3,200 to supplement the $10,000 corporate sponsor donation from SWCA.