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Hiscox Foundation USA Donates to Social Justice Organizations

In light of recent events surrounding racial inequality in the US, the Hiscox Foundation USA will donate to two organizations that work for social justice. The Foundation is donating $100,000 each to the Equal Justice Initiative and National CARES Mentoring Movement.

The Equal Justice initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration, challenging racial and economic injustice, and changing the narrative about race in America. As a nonprofit organization, the Equal Justice Initiative provides legal representation to people who have been illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced or abused in state jails and prisons, while challenging the death penalty and excessive punishment, and provides re-entry assistance to formerly incarcerated people. By aiding communities that have been marginalized by poverty and discouraged by unequal treatment, they work to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.

The National CARES Mentoring Movement is dedicated to alleviating intergenerational poverty among African Americans by offering Black children in low-income families and unstable communities the social, emotional, and academic support they need to realize their potential and succeed in college or vocational training programs and 21st century careers. CARES transforms the lives of Black children by recruiting Black men and women to mentor them through unique, 36-week-long programs designed to help children heal the multiple traumas of impoverishment and override their debilitating effects.

In addition to these two donations, Hiscox is providing ‘double match’ funds for employee donations to appropriate causes until July 26.

“There is still much more work to be done as bringing about change will be a marathon rather than a sprint,” said Bob Gadaleta, president of the Hiscox Foundation USA. “But Hiscox is committed to the journey.”