Gilbane Supports Employee Volunteerism with Volunteer Time Off Program

By Samantha Herron.
Updated Apr 6, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (PRWEB) April 06, 2023 - Gilbane Building Company, one of the worlds leading and longest continually-operated, family-owned construction management firms, is recognizing National Volunteer Month this April by promoting its recently initiated volunteer time off (VTO) program, which is designed to support its employees community involvement and passion for giving back.

Community service has been an integral part of Gilbanes culture since our companys founding over 150 years ago, and that spirit of caring is so evident in our people, said Katherine Johnson, Chief Human Resources Officer and Environmental, Social and Governance executive leader. Our people at Gilbane are deeply invested in giving back to their communities. One of our ESG goals is to deepen our community involvement which is why we launched the Volunteer Time Off benefit program to support our peoples volunteerism.

The VTO benefit provides each team member with four hours of paid time off per year to volunteer with a non-profit organization of their choice. We recognize that many of our employees are actively involved in programs that support organizations within your communities, the VTO benefit is meant to be an extension of that support by giving employees the option to perform volunteer time during regular business hours.

Since its launch in 2022, Gilbane employees across the U.S. have donated thousands of VTO hours to impactful organizations like the ACE Mentors Program of America, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Cradles to Crayons in Philadelphia, Phoenixs St. Marys Food Bank, Publicolor in New York City, Sacramentos Yolo Food Bank, the Trust for the National Mall in Washington, DC, and dozens of others.

In addition, Gilbanes seven Employee Resource Groups drive significant volunteer activities across the company. In 2022, the ERGs organized volunteer activities in 13 cities across the United States, working with over 20 non-profit organizations.

Regionally, Gilbanes offices also contribute to volunteerism efforts. For example, Gilbanes Mid-Atlantic Division has organized an annual 7-Day Community Service Challenge. In 2022, the event engaged 267 employee volunteers based out of the Newark, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore, MD, and Washington, DC offices who spent 1,240 hours assisting 43 different charitable organizations.

About Gilbane Building Company Gilbane Building Company provides a full slate of construction and facilities-related services from pre-construction planning and integrated consulting capabilities to comprehensive construction management, close-out, and facility management services for government clients worldwide. A family business founded in 1870, Gilbane has active participation from the 4th, 5th, and 6th generations of the Gilbane family. Gilbane has more than 45 office locations around the world.