Protecting The Mission

Align is the Official MSP for Help For Children

Help For Children—established in 1998 as Hedge Funds Care—is the alternative investment industry’s charity dedicated to preventing and treating child maltreatment. As HFC advances its mission, Align provides the secure, reliable technology foundation that supports every step of their impact.

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Purpose-Built Technology For A Mission-Driven Organization

Always on resilience

24×7 monitoring, incident response, and secure collaboration to keep mission-critical programs and fundraising running smoothly.

Data protection for donors & families

Robust security controls, identity protection, and compliance-minded governance across Microsoft 365 and cloud platforms.

Event-ready technology

Reliable connectivity, secured endpoints, and onsite support for galas, golf outings, and community events.

Scale without disruption

Modern workplace services that seamlessly scale across Help for Children's multi-city footprint as needs evolve.


About Help For Children

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One Industry, One Mission

In partnership with the alternative investment community, Help For Children funds evidence‑based programs that prevent and treat child maltreatment. Since1998, HFC has invested $62M+ to transform 1.2M+ lives across 10 locations in 5 countries—with funds raised in each location granted locally to maximize impact.

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“Align Managed Services is the industry-leading managed IT services and cybersecurity solution for the Financial Services industry, and we have firsthand experience as to why. The Align support team has been critical to the daily operations for Help for Children and has helped our organization transform itself operationally and technologically. The Align team is hyper-focused on the end user experience and continues to provide the highest standards of service delivery across the entire industry.”

- Sumudu Waas, MSW, CEO, Hedge Fund Cares/Help for Children

 

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Ways To Take Action

Attend an HFC event

Explore upcoming galas and community events

Learn about HFC's impact

Read the latest results and grantee stories

Donate

Support Help for Children’s mission

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why align

Expertise, Recognition, and Purpose‑Driven Partnership

Deep Alternative Investment Expertise

Our leadership has long served the Help for Children community—including past service on the HFC Global Board—giving us unmatched insight into the operational and regulatory needs of hedge funds and alternative investment managers. 

Recognized MSP 

Align is consistently honored as a top global managed service provider, with repeated recognition in the Channel Futures MSP 501 and major awards including multiple Managed Service Provider of the Year wins and CRN Fast Growth distinctions.

Purpose-Driven Partnership

Our leadership actively serves the community, We don’t just serve the industry—we support its mission. Our long‑standing involvement with HFC reflects our shared commitment to protecting children and strengthening the communities we work in.  

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“Align is our trusted provider for all our Managed Services and cybersecurity needs. They provide us best-in-class IT services that not only help drive productivity and growth, but ensure we meet both current and evolving compliance and security requirements with ease. As consultants to financial advisors, trust and reliability are indispensable to our operations, which is why we never hesitate to refer Align to our very own client base. Align isn’t just our partner, they are an extension of our team. We look forward to entrusting them with our IT infrastructure for years to come.”

Ed Fasano - Experienced Advisory Consultants LLC