CDM Smith Donates to Foster Love, Maui Food Bank and Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Through Employee Wellness Program

BOSTON – Participants in CDM Smith’s Employee Wellness Program made three donations possible as part of the firm’s award-winning Wellness Program. CDM Smith gave $25,000 to Foster Love, $20,000 to Maui Food Bank, and $5,000 to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. These organizations are working to make the world a better place by strengthening the foster care and healthcare systems and reducing hunger in Hawaii. As an organization that supports and emphasizes the importance of well-being, the firm is proud to support each of their missions to help those in need. 

Here's how the donations are making an impact… 

Foster Love is dedicated to improving the lives of children in foster care through their mission to transform the way youth navigate through the foster care system in America. The orga­ni­za­tion, including adults and former foster youth, works tirelessly to provide essential resources and educational oppor­tu­ni­ties for foster youth. CDM Smith employees’ contri­bu­tion of $25,000 will provide access to educational programs and allow foster youth to reunite with their siblings for a day at Disney. 

Maui Food Bank provides safe and nutritious food to those in Maui County who are at risk of hunger. Their mission is to collect and distribute food to orga­ni­za­tions and agencies by operating with compassion, integrity and aloha. CDM Smith’s contri­bu­tion of $20,000 will help in providing 80,000 meals to people facing food insecurity. 

Vanderbilt Children's Hospital provides compre­hen­sive pediatric health care services including cancer treatment, transplants, trauma care and more. Through ground­break­ing research and collab­o­ra­tion, they continually advance treatments and improve outcomes for young patients and their families. CDM Smith’s contri­bu­tion of $5,000 will help ensure that the 2,000 patients they see every day have access to cutting-edge equipment and world-class doctors and services. 

CDM Smith’s Wellness Program rewards employees and their dependents for healthy behaviors and accomplishments with the goal of a healthier, more productive, happy and focused workforce. Participants earn wellness points by tracking behaviors, activities and programs that contribute to their overall physical and mental wellbeing. Once a threshold of points is reached each quarter, the firm converts the points to dollars to donate to charities chosen by CDM Smith’s Executive Leadership Team and by employee vote. Since the Wellness Program’s start in 2017, employee participation has resulted in more than $1 million in charitable donations. 

CDM Smith is a privately owned engineering and construction firm providing legendary client service and smart solutions in water, environment, transportation, energy, and facilities. Passionate about our work and invested in each other, we are inspired to think and driven to solve the world’s environmental and infrastructure challenges.