Arbonne Community Donates $393,000 In Funding To Youth Organizations

News provided by

May 13, 2020, 09:00 ET

IRVINE, Calif., May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Through its Flourish Arbonne Foundation, Arbonne International LLC (Arbonne) is providing youth organizations across the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom with monetary support and essential resources to underserved youth experiencing homelessness.

The Foundation has raised $196,500 in donations from the Arbonne community, which Arbonne matched to provide $393,000 in monetary grant funding through the Flourish Arbonne Foundation to organizations serving homeless youth. The funds will help provide shelter, food, care and personal supplies to youth who depend on these organizations for a sense of safety and connection to community not just today, but every day.

In addition to the monetary donation, Arbonne has also donated 40,000 product donation packs made up of Arbonne personal care and nutrition products to these organizations. The product donation packs include items such as hand wash, hand lotion, protein bars, and in the U.S., newly manufactured hand sanitizer produced solely for the purpose of being donated. Each youth organization receiving monetary funding from the Foundation is also receiving these product donation packs, as are additional organizations in New Zealand and Poland.

The Flourish Arbonne Foundation is committed to building resilience in the minds of future generations, achieved through its mission to support the mental well-being of youth in the countries in which it operates. Arbonne is compelled to rally to action behind the Foundation in support of the organizations doing extensive work every day to support homeless youth.

"The Arbonne community identified the need to give back in a meaningful way and rallied together to aid homeless youths," said Fabienne Smolinski, SVP Chief People Officer, Sustainability & Social Impact of Arbonne. "As a B Corporation, Arbonne is dedicated to using its business as a force for good in the communities where we live and work."

"We know there are unmet needs developing daily," said Smolinski. "Our goal is to help provide crucial support for as many young people as we can."

The organizations receiving this support include:

United States

Covenant House of California (Los Angeles, California; Oakland, California)
StandUp for Kids Orange County (Irvine, California)
StandUp for Kids Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
StandUp for Kids Kitsap (Silverdale, Washington)
Waymakers (Santa Ana, California)

Canada:

Covenant House Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
Covenant House Vancouver (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Dans la Rue (Montreal, Quebec)
Youth Empowerment & Support Services (Y.E.S.S.) (Edmonton, Alberta)

Australia:

Youth off the Streets (Sydney, New South Wales)
Kids Under Cover (Burnley, Victoria)

United Kingdom:

Centrepoint (London)

Poland:

Guardian Angels Home / Fundacja Aniołów stróżów (Katowice) (Product donation packs only)

New Zealand:

Lifewise (Auckland) (Product donation packs only)

About Arbonne International
Since 1980, Arbonne International, LLC, has created personal care, beauty and wellness products crafted with plant-based ingredients, and grounded in science and clinical research. Arbonne's philosophy of healthy living to improve Mind. Body. Skin.™ combined with the entrepreneurial business opportunity fosters a holistic approach, focusing on the whole person to flourish inside and out. The brand core values are empowerment, transparency, and sustainability, with the vision that everyone can flourish by being good to themselves, their community, and the planet. Arbonne is a certified B Corporation, balancing people, planet and profit. Products are available at arbonne.com or through an extensive network of Arbonne Independent Consultants across the world. Arbonne is a privately held company and is headquartered in Irvine, California. For more information, please visit www.arbonne.com.

About Flourish Arbonne Foundation
The mission of the Flourish Arbonne Foundation is to build resilience in the minds of future generations. Through strategic non-profit partnerships, product donations and volunteer efforts, the Foundation has helped more than 366,000 youth flourish through programs the Foundation supports. The Flourish Arbonne Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of California. Our Tax ID is 45-5136989. International: The Foundation has charitable status in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

Arbonne is a proud member of the Direct Selling Association. View the Code of Ethics by which Arbonne abides or contact the DSA directly.

SOURCE Arbonne International, LLC