Public Service Volunteer Network

The Accenture Public Service volunteer network was created to support the men and women in public-service roles with whom we work closely every day—as well as the citizens they serve. For the past two years, the efforts of this volunteer network have had a special and significant impact in the State of Texas.

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To mark the first anniversary and to assist the children who were displaced from their schools, the Accenture Public Service volunteer network launched its Coast-to-Coast program. Coast-to-Coast was an initiative that energized offices across the United States to bring much needed supplies to children returning to school in Austin, Houston and New Orleans. A year later in 2007, building upon its established momentum, the Accenture Public Service volunteer network collaborated with the national nonprofit organization called Operation: Military Kids (OMK). OMK is a partnership of many organizations supporting children of military families in all divisions, in rural, urban and suburban areas.

Also in 2007, Accenture sponsored a two-day retreat In San Antonio to provide students, ranging in age from 10 to 17, with public speaking training. The training was designed help these students provide first-person accounts of the unique challenges and sacrifices military families make every day.

In the eight months from January to August 2006, Accenture Public Service volunteers donated their time and talents to bring together backpacks and school supplies to support schools in Austin, Houston and New Orleans. The original goal was to ship 800 backpacks filled with school supplies. By late August, more than 1,000 students were heading back to school with the supplies they needed, plus a personalized note of encouragement from Accenture volunteers.

Less than one year later, in June 2007, with help and encouragement from Accenture, 19 students spoke to a special reception attended by senior military personnel, families and military support services in San Antonio. Two months after these students spoke on the topic: "Honor the Soldiers—Support the Families," the Accenture Public Service volunteer network followed up with backpack and school supply events in both San Antonio and Sacramento.

Commitment and perseverance are essential ingredients for any organization to achieve high performance. The Accenture Public Service volunteer network is just one more example of our commitment in action.

After delivering more than 1,000 backpacks and school supplies in 2006, the volunteer network raised more than $23,527 from individual donations—from 25 states and 13 communities across the country—to assist 600 students in San Antonio and another 550 students in Sacramento in 2007.

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