Corporate Social Responsibility

At Guardian, we want to help people with disabilities to thrive in all facets of their lives, which is why we are partnering with the University of Michigan to launch the Adaptive Student Athlete Program (ASAP), the first-of-its-kind in collegiate athletics. ASAP will support student-athletes with disabilities as they compete in new wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, and adaptive track and field tournaments. Through our funding, we will provide adaptive student-athletes with greater opportunities for top-tier athletic development, performance, and success by increasing awareness, access, and participation in these competitive adaptive sports.

Through a long-standing partnership with the Dental Lifeline Network (DLN), Guardian expands access to comprehensive dental care to those who lack coverage or otherwise could not afford it. We are proud to be a lead sponsor of the Donated Dental Services program, which has provided more than $70 million in donated services to 38,000 vulnerable individuals, including 4,000 veterans, the elderly, those with disabilities, and those who are medically fragile. Targeted outreach to veterans through their “Will You See One Vet?” initiative ensures access to comprehensive dental treatments for an often-underserved population.

Guardian’s commitment to inclusion and diversity is an integral part of how we do business and how we approach corporate social responsibility. In 2021, Guardian committed $1 million to The American College Center for Economic Empowerment and Equality to help advance its mission of promoting upward mobility and wealth building for all underserved communities. Dedicated to social justice and economic equity, Guardian’s scholarship programs help to bolster fiscal stability for early-career financial professionals and students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and empowers Black women through tailored financial education programs.

To help achieve economic empowerment through financial security, Guardian is partnering with EVERFI to launch Minding Your Money: Skills for Life, an innovative, financial well-being curriculum focused on high school students in Title 1 schools across the US. Minding Your Money will push beyond financial literacy to help instil the habits, confidence, and willingness to make sound financial decisions for the present and future, before young people are called upon to work, borrow, or save. Guardian colleagues also will volunteer in classrooms to help students build positive relationships around money through real-world finance and well-being scenarios and discussions.

Committed to racial, gender, and financial equity, Guardian’s partnership with NPower supports Command Shift, a consortium of women and allies that advocates for the training and advancement of young women of color in tech careers. Committed to doubling representation in the tech force by 2030, Command Shift upskills women of color already working in “tech-adjacent” careers, which bridges them to launch new careers in tech.

As the park’s first-ever Lead Wellness Sponsor, Guardian will help to ensure that the High Line, New York City’s elevated park-rail trail, remains an urban oasis where people walk, run, reflect, and connect with nature and each other. Recognizing the social, physical, and mental health benefits of being outdoors, Guardian is committed to safeguarding the park as an inviting public green space by creating wellness experiences, activities, and workshops for community members and visitors that can help them reflect and relieve stress.