Community

Mentoring - Alexza employees believe strongly in providing career and educational guidance through mentoring programs, like Take Our Children to Work Day, that promote the fields of science, engineering and business.

Community Involvement - Our employees participate in hands-on volunteer activities, such as Habitat for Humanity and other community clean-up/replanting projects, which improve and enhance our local community.

Charitable Giving - We support community-based programs that make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Our employees give to organizations like the Second Harvest Food Bank that provide assistance to low income households, education-based charities such as the Resource Area For Teachers (RAFT) and back-to-school backpack drives, disaster and economic relief funds, and artistic and cultural enrichment.

Community Relations

Alexza Pharmaceuticals is committed to investing and participating in our local communities. By actively partnering our social, intellectual and economic resources, Alexza helps to improve the quality of life of those in our local area who need basic amenities and special programs, and of our employees, as well. At Alexza, we support the community by engaging in community activities of our own design and by partnering with Entrepreneurs Foundation and BayBio Partners.

BayBio Partners
BayBio is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(6) trade association serving the life science industry in Northern California. The staff and services of BayBio are paid primarily through memberships, sponsorships, and event registration fees. BayBio provides these services through representatives in South San Francisco and through coalition partners in Washington, DC. Through advocacy, membership services, programs and more, BayBio brings the world's greatest life science community to your fingertips. With the support of more than 450 member organizations, BayBio is delivering the next generation association to you today.

YWCA Tribute to Women in Industry
Alexza is fortunate to have multiple recipients of the YWCA Tribute to Women in Industry Award which has long been considered one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious awards. The TWIN Awards Program honors women executives and their companies for outstanding achievements.

Entrepreneurs Foundation
Entrepreneurs Foundation (EF) works with companies to create, manage and implement corporate foundations and community benefit programs. The organization’s mission is to engage companies in corporate citizenship and philanthropic efforts so that new and leveraged resources are generated for community benefit. Through this foundation, Alexza Pharmaceuticals supports the following volunteer programs:

The Family Giving Tree
Providing gifts, donations and volunteering at the warehouse during the holiday season to benefit needy families and individuals, including the back-to-school backpack drive which provides basics school necessities that help to make the school experience exciting and successful for children in need.

RAFT (Resource Area for Teachers)
Providing teachers with creative hands-on activities in math, science and art, educational resources, workshops and inexpensive materials to enrich pre K-12 education.

High School Career Day
Educating high-school students about careers in the sciences and pharmaceutical industry, with hands-on experiments and access to leading-edge technologies, to make the idea of a scientific career more accessible.

Bring Your Children to Work Day
Giving our children an understanding of what a 'career' is, why we spend time at the office, and who we are outside of the home, to broaden and strengthen the special bond we share with our children.

Food Drive
The annual food drive coincides with the holidays to ensure that families have basic food items, to make the holidays less financially stressful.

Alexza Pharmaceuticals employees are also encouraged to discover new ways that the company can provide to the local community or other larger philanthropic programs.

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