Every April, Mapbox celebrates Global Volunteer Month by encouraging our global team to give back to their local communities. In this post, we share some of the ways that Mapboxers connected with the communities where we live and work.
Kids & Art | San Francisco Bay Area
Mapboxers in the San Francisco Bay Area partnered with Kids & Art to help put together art kits for pediatric patients with cancer and other critical medical conditions.
Food Lifeline | Seattle
For the past few years, Mapboxers have volunteered at Food Lifeline and this year they helped sort 12,441 pounds of potatoes! The food at Food Lifeline will go to more than 275 food banks, shelters, and meal programs in the Seattle area.
British Heart Foundation | London, UK
Our team in London partnered with the British Heart Foundation, helping sort through donations at a local London shop, whose proceeds will go to support heart and circulatory research in the UK.
So Others May Eat (SOME) | Washington DC
Mapboxers in Washington DC spent time serving lunch with So Others May Eat (SOME), a non-profit based in DC that is working towards breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness.
Berliner Tafel | Berlin, Germany
Mapboxers in Berlin spent the day with Tafel, Germany’s first foodbank, which has been combating food waste and poverty by collecting unsold but fresh food and distributing it to those in need.
Uruchye Park Cleanup | Minsk, Belarus
Team Minsk rolled up their sleeves and went to work cleaning up their local park, Uruchye Park.
Hibiya Park Cleanup | Tokyo, Japan
Mapboxers in Tokyo, helped beautify the iconic Hibiya Park by removing weeds and dead flowers from the numerous flowerbeds.
Helsingin Eläinsuojeluyhdistys Hesy | Helsinki, Finland
Our team in Helsinki partnered with Helsingin Eläinsuojeluyhdistys Hesy, which manages stray animals in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area through the Viikki stray animal shelter and provides follow-up care for not-yet-adopted animals. Mapboxers spent the day supporting local animal shelter operations.
Beyond empowering our employees to volunteer locally, the Mapbox platform is used everyday by nonprofit organizations addressing social and environmental concerns. Every year, Mapbox donates services to hundreds of nonprofits and NGOs like World Central Kitchen and UNHCR - the UN Refugee Agency. Through these partnerships, Mapbox continues to support positive impact around the world.
Learn more about our commitment to making a positive impact on our Community page.
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