BCBSNC in the Community

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has a long tradition of helping to improve the well-being of North Carolinians. Through our financial support, community involvement initiatives and employee volunteer programs, we support efforts that keep North Carolina communities healthy.

We are also proud to have founded the separate and independent BCBSNC Foundation which, since 2000, has invested more than $35 million and supported more than 270 grants and special initiatives in North Carolina.

Employees giving back

Since 1997, our employees have logged more than 263,000 volunteer hours, equating to nearly $4.5 million dollars in donated time. Almost 80 percent of our corporate officers have participated in community outreach programs.

BCBSNC employees also participate in regularly scheduled blood drives, organize fundraisers to support local nonprofit groups, participate in hands-on volunteer projects and make donations to company-sponsored food and back-to-school drives.

Community partners

We partner with a number of organizations committed to a healthier North Carolina including:

Be Active North Carolina

BCBSNC is the founding sponsor of Be Active North Carolina. Be Active North Carolina encourages North Carolinians to increase physical activity to prevent disease and enhance their quality of life. Be Active has been recognized as the leading statewide organization for health and physical activity by the National Association for Health and Fitness.

Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina

In addition to hosting an annual company-wide food drive, BCBSNC collaborated with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina to expand the Kids Café program into 34 eastern North Carolina counties. Kids Café is an after-school program that offers tutoring, nutrition education, mentoring and nutritious meals to children at risk of hunger. In 2007, Kids Café reached 1,300 children in 25 counties, serving more than 110,000 meals.

United Way

BCBSNC is a long-time supporter of the United Way through both financial contributions and employee involvement. In 2008, the company and its employees collaborated to contribute more than $1 million to the United Way, the majority of which was designated for the Community Care Fund, directly supporting organizations working in local communities.

BCBSNC also contributed 2,500 computers to the United Way's Teaming for Technology campaign, which provides computers for local students.