Compensation Solutions PARTICIPATES IN THE 
“BOOKS IN A BAG” INITIATIVE

Business Volunteer Council Program Promotes Family Literacy

OAKLAND, NEW JERSEY - (JUNE 23, 2005) – Compensation Solutions, one of the tri-state area’s leading Professional Employer Organizations, recently participated in the Books in a Bag program by collecting more than 350 books for distribution to pre-school children in local Head Start programs. Books in a Bag is a family literacy initiative created by the Business Volunteer Council six years ago in response to a need identified by Bergen County Head Start, a federally funded early childhood education program for very low-income families. Because these families are struggling to pay for rent, utilities and food, books are far down the list of must-have items. Consequently, most children in the program have never owned a book of their own and very few read or are read to at home. To address the problem, employee volunteers at participating companies organize a collection of new children’s books, and then deliver bags filled with five books, a bookmark and a reading list to the children in various Head Start programs. 

“Compensation Solutions is committed to supporting local communities with our time, our talents and our funds. As a Human Resource company, Compensation Solutions recognizes literacy as a core competency for the development of good communication skills that are the cornerstone for future success. And where better to start than with the youngest members of our families?” said Thomas J. Cioffe, President and CEO of Compensation Solutions.

About the Northern New Jersey Business Volunteer Council

The mission of the Northern New Jersey Business Volunteer Council (“BVC”) is to provide leadership in meeting community needs through mobilization of employee volunteers. Members of the BVC believe that volunteerism is essential to the well-being of the community; that it is good business to engage corporate volunteers in meeting community needs; and that volunteerism is not only one of the foundations of corporate social responsibility, but also essential to being a good neighbor and good corporate citizen. 

Sponsored by the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, in partnership with Bergen County’s United Way, the BVC develops and carries out strategic initiatives through the collaboration of thirty-four member companies with community organizations.

About Compensation Solutions

Compensation Solutions is a leading professional employer organization (PEO) that serves as a full-time human resource company for small and mid-sized businesses throughout the United States and its territories. By managing employee benefits, human resources, payroll and workers’ compensation administration, Compensation Solutions allows its clients to focus on their core competencies to maintain and grow their bottom line. Compensation Solutions headquarters is located in Oakland, New Jersey with offices in Manhattan and Upper Saddle River. For additional information, please visit the Compensation Solutions website at www.CompSolutionsinc.com