We Care.

It's a value that is embodied by Ascend employees and portrayed by the ways we serve our communities. The words sound feeble by themselves, but when hundreds of employees are dedicated to upholding this value the simple words become a profound impact.

When tornadoes ripped through Decatur, Alabama twelve years ago, some employees lost everything. In their worst moments though, their colleagues rallied around them, ready to help pick up the pieces. These employees and their selfless actions would become the catalyst for Ascend Cares, effectively kickstarting over a decade of service and hands-on work in our local communities that makes a difference in the lives of others.

In 2022, we invested nearly $2 million into our communities and the lives of our neighbors, employees and families.

Volunteer Hours

18,851

Volunteers

1,305

People Impacted

40,185

Key Partners

Our key partners are organizations that reside in our local communities and that we partner with to create lasting, meaningful work through hands-on projects. In 2022, we had partnerships with 96 organizations, non-profits and other foundations.

Kidz Harbor

Children's Health and Safety

Our volunteers assemble welcome kits, provide presents during the holidays, organize birthday parties, donate freshly harvested food and more for the children at Kidz Harbor.

Arms Wide

Children's Health and Safety

In Houston, our volunteers have partnered with Arms Wide, an adoption agency that aims to find forever, loving homes for children.

Escambia Westgate Center

Education

Our team in Pensacola regularly volunteers time and resources to Escambia Westgate Center, a local public school for children with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Yellowstone

Education

In the following years, our volunteers have continued to support the class and organize events and projects for the students to support their educational goals.

Loaves and Fishes

Hunger

Our Houston volunteers drop by the facility multiple times throughout the year to help prep and serve meals to those in need.

Washburn Center

Hunger

Our Pensacola team regularly schedules projects in partnership with the center to cook up and serve a warm meal to those utilizing the center’s resources that day.

The Women's Home

Housing

Since 2021, volunteers at our Houston office have been partnering with the organization to sponsor client graduations, provide backpacks to the children who live at the home, donate gifts for the families during the holidays and more.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Housing

In Decatur, Alabama, our volunteers have partnered with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization that believes each child deserves a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads.

Wreaths Across America

Military

Multiple Ascend sites partner with Wreaths Across America, an organization that honors the men and women who have lost their lives while protecting our country. Each year, our sites join hundreds of other organizations in donating wreaths to lay on the graves of our veterans.

Our 2022 Impact

22 hardship grants totaling

Our hardship grants help our employees when they encounter difficult times.

103 CIGs awarded, totaling

Community Impact Grants (CIGs) empower our people to become leaders in their communities and get involved in causes they are passionate about.

111 scholarships awarded, totaling

The Ascend Cares Community Service Scholarship is available to the students of our employees who have a passion for community service and helping others.

Our people completed 159 hands-on projects in our communities, totaling $1.4 million

Children's Health and Safety

19.79%

Education

8.30%

Military

14.50%

Housing

11.45%

Hunger

35.41%

Other

10.41%

Our Impact

- $4,731,313 invested back into our communities through hands-on projects
- 401 community impact grants awarded totaling $1,173,523
- 578 scholarships awarded totaling $941,576
- 369 hardship grants totaling $1,059,029
- Over the span of 11 years, over $7.9 million dollars has been invested back into our communities, making a difference in the lives of our neighbors, families and employees.

10 Years of Ascend Cares Foundation

2023 Ascend Cares Impact Report

Learn about the impact the foundation makes in our local communities.

Download our Report

Previous Reports - 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021

Our Board of Directors

Phil McDivitt

Houston, TX

Rizwan Amanullah

Houston, TX

Rachell Gold

Houston, TX

Tom Boggs

Foley, AL

Scotty Hall

Decatur, AL

Andrew Ralston

Houston, TX

Mimi Smith

Pensacola, FL

Michael Walters

Greenwood, SC

Hal McCord

Pensacola, FL

We Care.

Volunteer Hours

Volunteers

People Impacted

Key Partners

Our key partners are organizations that reside in our local communities and that we partner with to create lasting, meaningful work through hands-on projects. In 2022, we had partnerships with 96 organizations, non-profits and other foundations.

Kidz Harbor

Arms Wide

Escambia Westgate Center

Yellowstone

Loaves and Fishes

Washburn Center

The Women's Home

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Wreaths Across America

Our 2022 Impact

22 hardship grants totaling

103 CIGs awarded, totaling

111 scholarships awarded, totaling

Children's Health and Safety

Education

Military

Housing

Hunger

Other

Our Impact

10 Years of Ascend Cares Foundation

2023 Ascend Cares Impact Report

Previous Reports - 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021

Our Board of Directors

Phil McDivitt

Rizwan Amanullah

Rachell Gold

Tom Boggs

Scotty Hall

Andrew Ralston

Mimi Smith

Michael Walters

Hal McCord

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