Our Community Focus

Invest in our community through direct financial and volunteer support to local organizations.

Our commitment to corporate social responsibility began more than 165 years ago. Today, our communities need more support than ever, and we continue to provide it through grants, sponsorships and working side-by-side with our community partners as active volunteers and board members.

We focus our community engagement efforts on:

helping people satisfy their basic protection needs — safe housing, adequate food, and strong early education
economic development and culture
health and wellness

We support this mission through financial support and very active employee volunteer programs.

22,100 hours

Fred D. Wish School

Mentoring Hours

16,000

Soup Kitchen

Meals Served

800 Pints

On Site

Blood Drive Donations

Our Impact

Our employees are dedicated to doing their part to make a difference. We support the work they do for the non-profits and educational institutions they care about by providing 40 hours of paid volunteer time per year. Also, each year, we organize and sponsor volunteer opportunities that take place during the workday.

See what our employees have to say about volunteering.

Eliminating Hunger

Fewer families go hungry in the Greater Hartford community due to the great work of Foodshare. We support the organization through employee volunteer time as well as through participation on their board of directors.

Here are a few of the ways our employees are working to make life better for others
through our corporate social responsibility program.

Wish School mentor helps student with homework

My mentor helps me with homework and supports
what I do – it’s awesome!

Employees have been mentoring students from Hartford’s Fred D. Wish Museum School on a weekly basis for over 30 years. After the 3rd – 5th graders arrive at our office by bus, they have a healthy snack and spend an hour with their mentors – catching up, getting help with homework, and playing games like Connect Four and Scrabble. It’s hard to say who gets the most out of the sessions – the mentors or the students!

employees at a united way event

“We had a great day working together for a good cause.

Nassau employees support Habitat for Humanity's mission to build homes, communities and hope by volunteering at builds and ReStores. It’s also a great team-building opportunity for our employees -- working together outside of the office while making a meaningful contribution to the community.

employees at a united way event

“It's important to realize that we can make progress against hunger.

Understanding that hunger exists in every town in Greater Hartford, impacting people of all ages and backgrounds, Foodshare leads an informed, coordinated response to hunger throughout the region. We are proud to support Foodshare through a corporate grant and employee volunteerism.

employees at soup kitchen

Seeing the challenges people face on a daily basis
reminds me of what’s important in life.

Hands on Hartford serves the community’s neediest residents through a variety of programs providing food, housing and economic security. We support their mission through a corporate grant and employee volunteers who serve lunch each month to approximately 100 clients of the organization’s MANNA Community Meals program.

Our Community Partners

The company partners with organizations focused on creating a better future for our communities

American Red Cross
Bell Top School
Camp Courant
Cayman Island Humane Society
Circles of Mercy
Concerns U
Connecticut Science Center
Foodshare
Fred D. Wish School
Habitat for Humanity
Hamilton Elementary School

Hands on Hartford
iQuilt
Journey Home
Leadership Greater Hartford
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Rensselaer County Literacy
Riverfront Recapture
Ronald McDonald House
Seminole County Public Schools
Unity House
YMCA of Greater Hartford

Larry S.

Annuity Product Management
Roni C.

IT Infrastructure
Christine B.

Human Resources
Yelena M.

Enterprise Project Management Office
John G.

IT L&A Initiatives
Audrey M.

Enterprise Risk Management
Cynthia D.

Enterprise Project Management Office
Janet D.
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I really enjoy the opportunity to be away from sitting at my desk all day and doing something physical. Volunteering at the Habitat Restore was a great workout!
— Larry
Volunteering at the Habitat Restore was a great experience! The staff was very appreciative of our work and it was amazing to watch items being purchased so quickly.
— Roni
I enjoy volunteering at Foodshare because because not only do I help provide nutritious food to those in need, I get to socialize with employees throughout the company.
— Christine
As a volunteer, I find being part of a non-profit organization's mission, like the Habitat Restore, very rewarding.
— Yelena
Donating my time at Foodshare was a rewarding experience. I'm proud to work for a company that truly cares about the community it serves.
— John
Volunteering helps others in need, but it helps me too. The more I volunteer, the better I feel.
— Audrey
It's nice that Nassau makes volunteer opportunities available to employees as a way to give back to the community.
— Cynthia
Volunteering at the Habitat Restore was a fun day and I will happily volunteer again!
— Janet