![Image of people grouped together stacking their hands in support of giving back to the community](/media/wpblawj5/giving-back.jpg?width=2121&height=833&format=webp&quality=60&slimmage=true&rnd=133310549337730000)
Giving Back
SmartStop Self Storage is committed to positively impacting the communities we serve by supporting various charities on the national and local level. Doing so aligns our actions with our core principles of leading together, embracing change, and enhancing everyone's journey. Our charitable giving program supports organizations that focus on education, health, and social welfare. Many of the causes we support are employee-directed, and we encourage our employees to volunteer and donate to these causes, fostering a culture of giving back.
We are able to make an impact through financial support, awareness building and hands-on participation in charitable programs, such as:
![Group of SmartStop employees celebrating the fund raising efforts for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation](/media/vhepvf1u/20221019_111702.jpg?rxy=0.50357142857142856%2c0.42857142857142855&width=4032&height=3024&format=webp&quality=60&slimmage=true&rnd=133310549329100000)
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Since 2018, we have donated $5 for every new unit rental in October. Over the past five years, we have raised more than $100,000 to fund life-saving research. Learn more at bcrf.org.
![SmartStop employee using a table saw to help build a home for Habitat for Humanity](/media/ngkd2cnu/habitat-for-humanity_gerald-saw-2.jpg?width=3024&height=2269&format=webp&quality=60&slimmage=true&rnd=133310549335570000)
Habitat for Humanity
Employees learned new skills and helped build two safe, affordable single-family homes for Habit for Humanity in Santa Ana, California. Learn more at habitat.org.
![SmartStop employees at event to support the Wounded Warrior Project](/media/ziedkvhc/wounded-warrior-project-group.jpg?width=1442&height=1080&format=webp&quality=60&slimmage=true&rnd=133310549335000000)
Wounded Warrior Project
SmartStop sponsored an employee-directed team that raised over $5,000 for a local Wounded Warrior Project Carry Forward 5k. Learn more at woundedwarriorproject.org.
![FPO](/media/53znv1t3/careers-journey-image.jpg?width=2121&height=1414&format=webp&quality=60&slimmage=true&rnd=133310549332670000)
The Lantern Network
We provide financial support for a mentorship program that inspires, guides and propels young, underrepresented Americans. Learn more at lanternnetwork.org.