Community Involvement

HAI Group serves more than 1,000 public housing authorities across the country. Housing Authority Insurance, one of its related companies, lobbies on behalf of housing authorities on precedent-setting laws that could directly affect their ability to provide safe housing for residents. HAI is committed to being at the forefront of such efforts.

Locally, HAI Group staff serves member housing authority residents through its holiday program, which was initiated by the staff. All money raised by the staff is through activities supported by HAI Group management. This is an annual event that has taken place for the last 16 years.

Regionally, HAI Group staff members serve on Boards and Committees of regional associations and often provide free training sessions at their conferences.

In 2008, $30,000 was distributed to residents in the form of scholarships. This program began in 2002 at the suggestion of staff members who were moved by presentations made at scholarship luncheons at national conferences. HAI Group management funds the scholarship awards, which are now an annual event. It is hoped these public housing residents will serve as role models in their community. In 2009, a dozen $2,500 scholarships will be awarded.

HAI Group rewards personal safety actions by children in public housing through a poster contest it sponsors. Prize money is distributed annually to PHAs across the country. Hopefully an awareness level is raised in children to allow them to avoid or prevent future mishaps.

As a company heavily dependent on technology, we upgrade our computers constantly. Staff felt older computers could be useful to public housing authorities in their resident opportunities programs. We donate old computers to PHAs for use in their resident computer labs. In 2008, 12 desktop computers were donated to the Galveston Housing Authority for residents to communicate with families after Hurricane Ike.

HAI Group was innovative in working to assist housing authorities in meeting community service requirements through its unique implementation of training programs that track training hours and provide necessary documentation for client files at no additional cost to PHAs or residents.

HAI Group staff spent more than 100 hours collectively providing free one-on-one training on insurance and risk management issues at PHA sites and/or conferences.

HAI Group hosts the Web sites of Minnesota and NCRC NAHRO at no cost to the groups to support communication within the industry.

HAI Group staff sponsor numerous fundraising events for American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Employees donate time and money in the spring and summer, then spend up to 24 hours walking the track at Cheshire High School (CT) for the event (even when it rains!). If you're interested in contributing to this year's team, please click on the logo to visit our HAI Hopes team site.

In an effort to help victims recover from the damaging effects of Hurricane Katrina, Housing Authority Insurance Group and its employees raised more than $7,000 for the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

With a company donation of $5,000 and an additional $2,260 from staff, the HAI Group family came together to help provide funds to those desperately in need of food, water, and supplies.