Giving back to the community where our employees and customers live and work is an important part of C&A's culture.

Several examples of corporate and employee-driven philanthropy include:

• Support of United Way Campaign
• Toy drives benefiting area non-profit organizations
• Project Fresh Start, providing new back-to-school clothes for elementary age children.
• Annual AurElves holiday program, benefiting Ronald McDonald House, Angels Among Us, Omaha Shelters for the Homeless, The Salvation Army, Visiting Nurses Association/Street Teens program, Cooper Village Home for Boys, Maple Crest Care Center, Children's Hospital, Children's Respite Care Center, and the Nebraska Humane Society
• Community runs/walks including Corporate Cup, NAMIWalks (National Alliance for Mental Illness), and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
• Other community events such as the Corporate Cycling Challenge
• Food drives
• Fundraisers for colleagues in crisis situations.

In addition, C&A has two non-profit organizations in place, The Kim Foundation and Career OutReach.