#Austin youth harvest foundation professional#
Over the course of her volunteering, she’s helped to counsel hundreds of people who are dealing with situations like depression, domestic abuse, and isolation, and - when needed - connect them with professional help and resources. “The money goes to such an amazing organisation that is meeting people where they are during a really difficult time.” “It makes me so happy that Apple helps to magnify the time I put into this,” says Hazen.
Since joining in March 2020, Hazen has logged more than 400 hours of texting as part of Apple’s Employee Giving programme Apple matches every hour an employee volunteers, or dollar they donate, with a monetary donation to the same organisation. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the longtime Apple volunteer started looking for ways to keep helping others remotely and discovered the organisation, which anonymously connects those in crisis to a volunteer who has been trained by professionals to listen and offer support.
Apple marks a year of giving in the communities it calls homeĮmployee donation and volunteering programme raises nearly $725 million over the last decadeįor a few hours every week, Apple corporate team member Mandy Hazen logs onto the Crisis Text Line platform from her home in Fremont, California, and starts to chat with people across the country who are dealing with difficult personal situations.
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