$10,000 awarded to Child Advocates of El Dorado County

Child Advocates of El Dorado County were awarded a $10,000 donation from Cumbre Insurance Services, LLC in celebration of the agency being honored for demonstrating extraordinary volunteerism to make positive change happen in their community.

This 2017 Safeco Insurance® Make More Happen Award allowed the local company to assist with the non-profit’s mission of providing an advocate for every abused, neglected and at-risk child within the county.

Cumbre Insurance originally received $5,000 for Child Advocates of El Dorado County through a submission process, and this year, Safeco offered agents an additional opportunity to help the causes they care about most. The team at Cumbre Insurance Services and Child Advocates of El Dorado County had a story about positive community change featured on Safeco.com. Together, they were able to raise an additional $5,000 by their story being shared on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn at least 50 times.

“We appreciate the community support to raise the additional funds and we are honored to be able to provide Child Advocates of El Dorado County with an even larger donation,” said Paula Russell, Safeco Insurance California Region territory manager. “Safeco’s Make More Happen Awards recognize agents who are committed to making a difference in their local communities, and we want to encourage them and citizens in their area to directly support local charities.” Read their full story and more about the awards program at www.safeco.com/make-more-happen/winners.

Safeco’s Make More Happen Awards focus on non-profits in the areas of health and safety, education and civil service. Cumbre Insurance was originally selected for a Make More Happen Award based on a photo and application demonstrating its commitment to Child Advocates of El Dorado County, which is proud to serve more than 300 deserving children every year.

The award money received by the Child Advocates of El Dorado County will go toward the recruitment of 25 additional Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), who are specially-trained volunteers appointed by a Juvenile Court judge. Children with assigned CASAs are 50 percent less likely to re-enter the foster system and are 95 percent less likely to suffer from further abuse or neglect, making it crucial to have as many as possible to serve the hundreds of youth in the area.

Throughout 2017, Safeco will select a total of 23 independent agents for the awards and donate up to $230,000 to the charitable organizations they support. The Make More Happen Awards are a part of Safeco Insurance’s Agent Giving Program.