Taking the time
Our ongoing volunteer programs respond to local needs in the Americas and help employees make a difference through skills-based and hands-on activities like reading with youth, job skills and financial literacy training, renovating community facilities, food distribution and donation drives.
59,817
volunteers worldwide in 2,011
Mizuho Volunteer Day projects since 2006
Take a look at some highlights from the past year
Community Service
During 2021, employees gave back to their local communities through a wide range of in-person and virtual activities as part of global Mizuho Volunteer Day – making charcoal soap for California wildfire fighters, assembling water filters for families in Haiti, packing food for hunger relief, and holding donation drives for people in need.
Workforce Development
Volunteers support workforce development organizations by conducting mock interviews and job readiness programs
Charity Events
Mizuho participated in the 2022 JP Morgan Corporate Challenge in New York City which brings together thousands of professionals and supports a local nonprofit.
Hunger Relief
In 2021, Mizuho staff raised funds for Feeding America and donated food to local and regional hunger relief programs in response to food insecurity across the U.S.
Community Service
Mizuho received the 2020 ABA Community Commitment Award for Protecting Older Americans and was honored in 2021 by Encore Community Services for an initiative to support Encore’s outreach to homebound seniors.
Financial Education
Volunteers teach financial workshops year round in our communities, and pivoted during the pandemic to online training.
Donation Drives
Mizuho staff around the region responded to support community members in need during the pandemic.