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During 2008, Bradford & Bingley continued its investment into the community especially in Bradford and the Aire Valley, where the majority of our employees live and work.

In 2008, we focused on two areas of local community support, preventing and alleviating the causes of homelessness and promoting personal finance education:

• Business Action on Homelessness (‘BAOH’) is the flagship programme of Business in the Community. BAOH is a unique partnership between leading businesses, homelessness agencies and the government, which aims to help homeless people to find employment and achieve independent living.
• the UK Career Academy Foundation, which leads and supports a national movement of employers, schools and colleges, working to raise the aspirations of 16 to 19 year-olds who are considering a career in finance.

Employees at our offices in Bingley and Crossflatts voted for Sue Ryder Care at Manorlands to be Bradford & Bingley's charity of the year in 2008 and fundraising activities helped to raise over £25,000 for the charity. The Community Action Team, which consists of volunteers from across all functions of the business, assisted 37 other local charities and community groups with funding and support.

Bradford & Bingley supports other fundraising activities by matching the first £250 of funds raised per employee and by matching employee donations through a payroll-giving programme. During the year, Bradford & Bingley matched employee fundraising to the total of £26,443 and matched £97,477 of employee donations.

Corporate social responsibility in 2009

Since the Transfer, Bradford & Bingley is primarily based in Bingley, West Yorkshire. The 2009 programme will be focused entirely on supporting the Aire Valley community in which the majority of employees live as well as work. The Community Action Team will continue to consider requests for funds from local community groups and charities and will continue to support local schools and charities with volunteering initiatives.

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