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Across Our Communities – Social Impact Report                                                           2018-19



 Colleagues at Miles & Stockbridge regularly serve our community through
 a wide array of organizations, both individually and in 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.





                                                  Miles & Stockbridge colleagues volunteered at United Way of the
                                               National Capital Area's  Project Homeless Connect  (2018).  Project
                                               Homeless Connect puts essential services under one roof at the area’s
                                               largest  resource  fair  for  those  experiencing  homelessness  to  help
                                               eliminate the barriers that keep them from breaking free of the cycle.

             United Way of National Capital       Project Homeless Connect brings together local providers to deliver
 The  Miles  &  Stockbridge   The Capital Area Food Bank’s   For the third year in a row,   Area Project Homeless Connect   access to vital  records, employment  services, housing  information,
 Foundation sponsored the   Food from the Bar Campaign is   Miles & Stockbridge participated   volunteer event photos    legal  consultations,  dental/medical services, HIV  screenings,  voter
 Maryland  SPCA’s  2018  Festival   the legal community’s  response   in  United Way of Central   shown above.  registration, veteran assistance, haircuts and much more!
 for  the  Animals,  an  annual  1.5-  to hunger  in the Washington   Maryland’s  Back  to  School
 mile walk-a-thon created to help   metro  area.  Since  2008,  the   campaign.  To  date,  Miles  &
 the organization care for more   legal  community  has provided   Stockbridge  colleagues  have
 than 16,000 homeless pets. Over   the equivalent of more  than 3.5   donated  approximately  200
 the past five years, the foundation   million meals to kids, seniors and   backpacks filled with school   Miles &
 and  firm  colleagues  contributed   families in need in the Washington   supplies. The Miles & Stockbridge   Stockbridge
 more than  $15,500  to the   metro  area.  In  2018,  Miles  &   Foundation  and  Miles  &
 Maryland  SPCA,  an  independent   Stockbridge’s  Washington,  D.C.   Stockbridge  colleagues  also   Hosts Third-
 nonprofit organization dedicated   office raised $1,575.   donated $50,000 as part of United   Annual Holiday
 to improving the lives of pets and   Way’s Annual Firm Campaign.
 people in the community.  The Capital Area Food Bank                               Service
 is the largest organization in   For more  than 90 years,                          Campaign to
 the Washington metro area   United  Way of Central Maryland                        Benefit Local
 working  to solve hunger  and  its   has  been  improving  lives  in  the          Organizations
 companion  problems:  chronic   communities  it  serves:  Anne
 Arundel  County,  Baltimore City,
 under-nutrition,  heart disease   Baltimore County, Carroll County,
 and  obesity.  By  partnering  with   Harford County and Howard
 444  community  organizations  in   County, Maryland.  Miles & Stockbridge’s Social Impact Committee created and launched an annual firm-wide Holiday Service
 D.C., Maryland  and  Virginia, as   Campaign in 2016. Since the initial launch, every office, practice group and department has come together
 well  as  delivering  food  directly   to donate to between 16-20 different organizations annually. In 2018, donations were made to The Salvation
 into hard to reach areas, the food   Army Angel Tree Program, Brighter Christmas Fund, Wreaths Across America, Support Our Troops, Defenders
 bank  is helping  540,000  people   of  Animal  Rights,  Heartly  House,  Family  &  Children’s  Services,  Baltimore  Hunger  Project,  New  Endeavors
 each  year get  access to good,   by  Women,  Foundation  Fighting  Blindness,  NPOWER,  Friedreich’s  Ataxia  Research  Alliance  (FARA),  Johns
 healthy food.  Hopkins Children Center, The National Center for Children and Families, and St. Vincent De Paul of Baltimore.





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