SUFFOLK STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY IMPACT THROUGH BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVES ACROSS CALIFORNIA

Suffolk employees across the state provide hundreds of backpacks, school supplies and additional support to local students and families

SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 25, 2026 – Suffolk, one of the most innovative and successful builders in the country, brought together employees across Northern California and Los Angeles this summer to provide backpacks, school supplies and other resources to students and families ahead of the new school year.

“At Suffolk, our commitment to the communities where we build extends well beyond the jobsite, and our Back-to-School drives give our teams a meaningful way to come together and make a direct impact on local students and families,” said Christina Mustone, Manager, Corporate Initiatives at Suffolk. “The strong participation we’ve seen across California reflects the culture of caring our employees bring to their work every day and our belief that being a good community partner means investing in the people and neighborhoods around us.”

In Northern California, Suffolk continued its partnerships with Mercy Housing and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, organizations with deep roots in the communities they serve. Over the past two years, the team has donated 510 filled backpacks and approximately $12,000 worth of school supplies, with items selected from partner wish lists based on the needs of local students and school districts. This year, Suffolk also contributed an additional $1,000 toward school supplies for Young Community Developers.

In Los Angeles, 20 Suffolk volunteers packed more than 200 backpacks with school essentials for families supported by Ronald McDonald House, building on the company’s growing relationship with the organization. The backpacks included items such as calculators, pencils, markers and notebooks to help students prepare for the school year. Over the past year and a half, Suffolk teams have participated in 45 Ronald McDonald House events nationwide, from serving meals and assembling care kits to writing cards of encouragement.

Suffolk launched its first coordinated national Back-to-School campaign in 2025, when teams across the country donated 4,233 backpacks, 20,000 school supplies and $15,000 in monetary contributions. This year, every Suffolk office and Mission Critical jobsite is hosting a Back-to-School event, continuing the company’s focus on connecting employees with organizations addressing local needs and strengthening the communities where Suffolk teams live and build.

The Back-to-School drives are one part of Suffolk’s broader, year-round commitment to community engagement and employee volunteerism. During the current fiscal year, employees participated in 23 volunteer events in Northern California and 44 in Los Angeles, with both regions achieving 100% employee participation in Suffolk’s volunteer program, meaning every employee took part in at least one volunteer event during the year.

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. Suffolk is an end-to-end business that provides value throughout the entire project lifecycle by leveraging its core construction management services with vertical service lines that include real estate capital investment, design, self-perform construction services, technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies), and innovation research and development.

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $10 billion in annual revenue, 3,500 employees, and offices in Boston (headquarters); New York City and Westchester County, New York; Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, and Estero in Florida; Dallas; Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego; Las Vegas; Portland, Maine; New Haven, Connecticut; Herndon, Virginia; and Salt Lake City.

Suffolk manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in
every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/ aviation, federal government and public work, mission critical, advanced technology, and commercial.

Suffolk is privately held and led by Founder, Chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Largest Domestic Builders” and #7 on its list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

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Dan Antonellis
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Source: Suffolk.