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Partnering with Connect Society to support deaf and hard of hearing children
October 15, 2018
Helping individuals engage with their communities.
Connect Society received a grant of $35,000 to support their mission of helping meet the needs of families affected by hearing loss, allowing these individuals to fully participate and thrive in daily activities. Connect Society will be equipping a preschool in Edmonton with a sensory room to help young children with hearing loss learn and grow.
Supporting youth through the Pathstone Foundation
September 28, 2018
Helping to improve the spaces where we live and work.
The Pathstone Foundation received a $50,000 grant to develop a 10,000 sq. ft. green space for mental health disorder patients. The Natural Playground and Healing Garden will be the first of its kind to be created at a children’s mental health agency.
P.R.O. Kids of New Brunswick recipient of $20,000 Better Things Community Grant
September 20, 2018
Desjardins Agents connected to their community.
P.R.O. Kids received a grant of $20,000 to match children and teens in financial need with organized, registered recreation activities. Positive Recreation Opportunities for Kids provides youth the ability to become involved in the sport, music, art or cultural program of their choosing; regardless of financial barriers.
Continuing our investment in the community
May 1st, 2018
Better things with Desjardins Insurance.
As State Farm becomes Desjardins Insurance, this commitment continues not only in the products and services we offer, but our involvement in the community. It’s part of the cooperative values that are a part of our DNA.
Parachute – Partners in road safety since 2008
May 1st, 2018
Preventing injuries and fatalities with support from Desjardins Insurance.
State Farm has partnered with Parachute since 2008, contributing more than $2.5 million to support Parachute’s national work in promoting injury prevention and road safety.
Working Together with the Traffic Injury Research Foundation
May 1st, 2018
Working together to tackle road safety issues since 2012.
The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) has partnered with State Farm since 2012 to tackle priority road safety issues that are concerning to Canadians. This collaboration was designed to put the latest research knowledge, data and practical tools into the hands of communities to build local capacity and improve road safety initiatives.
Reducing Impaired Driving with Desjardins Insurance
May 1st, 2018
Arrive Alive continues important life-saving work with help from Desjardins Insurance.
Arrive Alive DRIVE SOBER® has provided leadership and programs to eliminate impaired driving and enabled people and communities to share resources and information that have prevented injuries and saved lives on our roads for 30 years.
Desjardins Group Completes The Acquisition of The State Farm Canadian Operations Businesses
January 2, 2015
National — Desjardins Group, the leading cooperative financial group in Canada, announces that it has completed the purchase of State Farm Canada's businesses in property and casualty and life insurance, as well as its Canadian mutual fund, loan and living benefits companies as at January 1, 2015.