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Across Our Communities – Social Impact Report 2017-18

Across Our Communities Colleagues at Miles & Stockbridge regularly serve our community through
a wide array of organizations, both individually and it groups. Additionally,
we often coordinate specific drives and efforts through our Social Impact Committee.
The round-up below touches on many critical initiatives, but is by no means exhaustive.

The firm is proud to announce On Saturday, April 15, Miles & Stockbridge partic- The Women@Miles Network Over the past two years, Miles & Stockbridge col-
that, this year, our colleagues 2017, the firm was proud to ipated in the 9th annual Food and the Social Impact Committee part- approximately 76 Miles & leagues joined the Miles &
packed 14,365 pounds of food in sponsor the Maryland SPCA’s from the Bar campaign, helping nered with United Way of Central Stockbridge colleagues have Stockbridge Foundation and the
2017. This represents just part 2017 March for the Animals, the Capital Area Food Bank Maryland (UWCM) to provide stu- volunteered at Project Home- firm’s Social Impact Committee
of an ongoing initiative: Miles & an annual 1.5 mile walk-a-thon reach its goal of $300,000— dents in high-need areas with the sup- less Connect (Baltimore) to for the 27th annual Washington,
Stockbridge colleagues have volun- created to help the organization or the equivalent of 750,000 plies they need to succeed and stay in help more than 2,000 families D.C., area Lawyers Have Heart
teered at the Maryland Food Bank care for more than 15,000 meals. Miles & Stockbridge col- school. On August 25, 14 staff mem- and individuals experiencing 10K race and 5K run/walk. The
since 2014, assisting in the packing homeless pets each year. Miles leagues raised monetary dona- bers and lawyers stuffed 140 back- homelessness obtain crit- Miles & Stockbridge contingent
of 47,311 pounds of food—a re- & Stockbridge colleagues raised tions that were equivalent to packs with 3,400 school supplies do- ical resources and services joined more than 250 organi-
markable number that equates to $6,781 for homeless pets. 1,250 meals and donated 273 nated from all of the firm’s offices and to help put them back on zations and over 6,000 runners
44,512 meals! pounds of food. vendor W.B. Mason. the path to a stable life. The and walkers in support of the
The Maryland SPCA’s volunteers helped these in- American Heart Association.
Despite being among the mission is to improve the In response to the urgent Additionally, colleagues in the dividuals and families access
wealthiest states in the nation, Mary- lives of pets and people in the need for food by Virginia’s food Frederick office donated $200, nine the services they needed, in- Lawyers Have Heart (LHH)
land is deeply impacted by food in- community. The organization banks, the Office of the Attorney backpacks and 347 school supplies cluding housing assistance, is Washington’s largest 10K race,
security. As its central hunger-relief is dedicated to helping both General, The Young Lawyers as part of United Way of Frederick haircuts, photo identification, founded to unite the Washing-
organization, the Maryland Food pets and people and to Division of The Virginia Bar County’s “Stuff the Bus” Campaign. employment, government ton legal community annually
Bank serves the food insecure of saving the lives of animals in Association and the Federation benefits, dental assistance to change the heart health of
our most vulnerable communities. the community. of Virginia Food Banks joined These initiatives are in keeping with and other services. the greater Washington region.
efforts in 2007 to create the the United Way’s mission to help indi-
Statewide Legal Food Frenzy—a viduals and families who are vulnera-
food and fund drive competition ble and at risk meet their emergency
among all Virginia law firms needs, stabilize their lives and ultimate-
and organizations. ly achieve a better quality of life. By
drawing upon local knowledge, data
Miles & Stockbridge’s Tysons and expertise to understand the com-
Corner office participated in the munity’s needs, the organization is able
statewide competition, which to identify where gaps exist and con-
will benefit more than 1.2 million centrate on what works in addressing
Virginians who are considered them, serving as a powerful advocate
food insecure. on critical health and human issues.

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