Commitment to Community

Community pride
The J.M. Smucker Company encourages and supports the involvement of its employees in their communities. Through organizations like the United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, YMCA, Junior Achievement, and local Chambers of Commerce, our Company and employees get involved to help improve the communities in which we work and live.

Education initiatives
An area of special commitment is education. Wherever we have plants and facilities, our employees and Company are volunteering extra time and energy to support local education initiatives including:

• Heartland Education Community, Inc., a community-wide effort in Orrville, Ohio focused on improving education through a partnership between community organizations, parents, schools and local businesses
• Adopt-a-School programs
• Junior Achievement classroom volunteers
• Secondary Education Partnerships with local colleges