Baltimore Life Insurance was founded in 1882 by five businessmen that wanted to help their community.? BLI is still committed to developing and improving their communities of operation.? Each year, the company is involved in various programs and projects in communities throughout their service areas in forty-nine states and the District of Columbia.? These include Community Grants Program, Child Fingerprinting and ID Events, United Way, Blood Drives, and Employee Volunteer Efforts.? Baltimore Life balances the excellence in business that lead to them becoming a 2010 Ward's Top 50 Life-Health Company with acts of generosity that make the company a valued citizen in the communities it serves.

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The Community Grants Program focuses on awarding grants to non-profit organizations in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas.? They especially seek to encourage groups that enhance family, safety and community issues.? Local charities have received over 600 grants since the beginning of the program.? Child Fingerprinting and ID Events are a way for Baltimore Life Insurance to help ensure child safety, a cause that is close to the heart of the company leaders.? Baltimore Life partners with local schools, child care agencies, and businesses to provide photo identification for children.? They hold numerous child identification events, offering photo identification and fingerprinting services.

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Baltimore Life Insurance also sponsors an annual fundraising drive for the United Way, supporting health and human services for thousands of people each year.? The company collects donations from employees, sponsors community events, plans activities that lead to large United Way donations during this drive.? Blood Drives are also offered routinely in the Baltimore Life office buildings to save lives in the communities they serve.? The Red Cross sets up blood drive stations in the offices to make it convenient for employees to donate this life-giving resource.? Just one pint of blood can save three lives.

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The Baltimore Life Insurance employees are generous individuals, giving of their time and effort to their communities.? They are active in non-profit groups on the local and national level in the civic, religious, and community arenas.? Many employees serve on boards and committees to advance charitable community work.? The company encourages this active approach to service through awards that recognize leadership in community volunteerism.? The executives and managers model community involvement with a high level of volunteering.? Through donations or money, time, effort, and blood, the Baltimore family gives back to their communities every day, strengthening the families, individuals, and organizations they serve.