ATLANTA, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Crawford &
Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB), the world's largest independent
provider of claims management solutions, on Thursday will host an
Usher's New Look Foundation training workshop designed to teach
young people how to identify their special talents and solve
problems in their communities.
Established in 1999 by popular singer/songwriter and
Atlanta-area resident Usher
Raymond IV, the New Look Foundation trains and certifies youth in
four leadership pillars – talent, education, career and service –
to help them become successful leaders. The foundation has mentored
more than 10,000 youth; according to its statistics, 98 percent who
have been engaged in programs for two years or more successfully
graduate high school on time and 99 percent of those students have
gone on to college.
The "Powered by Service" training workshop is part of the
foundation's World Leadership Conference, an annual gathering of
certified New Look youth leaders hosted at Emory University. Youth from around the globe are
attending the event and will participate in training and certifying
more than 1,000 local students using a peer-to-peer model developed
in partnership with the university's Goizueta Business School.
As one of 25 organizations in the metro Atlanta area participating in the event,
Crawford will host 50 seventh- and
eighth-grade students for the day-long workshop, and several
company representatives will join the New Look youth leaders in the
training sessions. Students will discuss the characteristics of
great leaders, complete talent assessments, discuss solutions to a
specific challenge, and learn how to write a grant. As part of the
workshop, youth make a commitment to create and execute a "Powered
by Service" project.
Those who successfully complete the training gain Local
Leadership Certification, reflecting the development of critical
thinking and communication and problem-solving skills, and become
eligible to apply for a micro-grant to support implementation of
their projects.
"We at Crawford are great
believers in education and community involvement, and Usher's New
Look Foundation has had a great deal of success in encouraging
students to complete their educations and participate in the world
around them in a positive way," said Allen
W. Nelson, the company's general counsel and chief
administrative officer, who will take part in the event. "We are
delighted to host this workshop and are looking forwarding to
interacting with the students as they prepare for their
futures."
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Ga.,
Crawford & Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) is the world's
largest independent provider of claims management solutions to the
risk management and insurance industry as well as self-insured
entities, with an expansive global network serving clients in more
than 70 countries. The Crawford System of Claims Solutions(SM)
offers comprehensive, integrated claims services, business process
outsourcing and consulting services for major product lines
including property and casualty claims management, workers
compensation claims and medical management, and legal settlement
administration. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE under
the symbols CRDA and CRDB.
SOURCE Crawford & Company