Colleague Engagement

All our Cumberland colleagues can take a day of paid leave each year to volunteer. It’s another example of Kinder Banking in action.

In 2023/2024 160 colleagues took advantage of the scheme to volunteer with a wide variety of charities and good causes. Among them are FareShare Lancashire and Cumbria – one of our partners for the Kinder Kind of Kitchen initiative – and Cumbria Wildlife Trust, where we are helping to fund a squirrel ranger to protect endangered red squirrels.

Other organisations where colleagues have volunteered include Eden Animal Rescue, Eden Valley Hospice, the advocacy charity People First and Family Action, which supports families in crisis.

What's brilliant to see when people use their community day is how much this benefits them and the people they are helping. It's something we’re really proud of.

Looking for volunteers?

If your group or organisation are looking for volunteers, contact us to see if it's something we might be able to help with.

Here are just some of the amazing, local organisations we have helped