The Brighter Days program focuses on six areas of community involvement:
- Economic Strength
- Education
- Health & Safety
- Environment
- Social Services
- Volunteerism
Economic Strength
Toronto Hydro is committed to working with community organizations to make our city healthy and vibrant. We work with:
- Toronto Board of Trade
- City Summit Alliance
Education
We actively support education programs that help children from kindergarten to Grade 12 stretch their minds and ignite their creativity. We support:
- Learning Partnership - Take Your Kids to Work Day
- Duke of Edinburgh Awards
- Toronto Sci-Tech Fair
- National Engineering Week
- Salon du livre
Health & Safety
Safety is a top priority. While we are constantly striving to improve our safety performance at work, we also know that safe communities are important. We work with:
- CityWatch
- Hazard Hamlet
- Public education about electrical safety
Volunteerism
Our new Volunteerism program is one that is being driven by our employees' already strong commitment to their communities. Here are some of the initiatives that we support:
- Support for Employee Community Fundraisers
- Support for Employee Coaching Certification
- Community In-Kind Donations
- Family & Friends Volunteer Initiatives