People THE STARBUCKS FOUNDATION Origin Grants for Women & Girls $ FY21 Results: 15 unique grants totaling 5 million awarded in support of 16 women and girls in Origin communities. Since International Women’s Day 2018, the Foundation has been working toward a goal to empower 250,000 women and girls in coffee, tea and cocoa growing communities by 2025. Women play key roles for their households, farms and communities, and women are often most disproportionately impacted by evolving challenges, such as the climate crisis. We believe that investing in women and girls in coffee, tea and cocoa-growing regions significantly impacts both families and broader communities. The Starbucks Foundation’s Origin Grants help these communities continue to break down barriers to education, promote clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and create economic opportunities for women and girls. Through FY21, this effort has made a difference in the lives of more than 125,000 women in coffee- and tea- For Frank, a barista in Texas, volunteering is a way of paying it forward. growing front-line communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America. “When good things started happening to me, I felt I Neighborhood Grants needed to find something to give back to.” $ FY21 Results: 2 million awarded to more than 1,300 local nonprofits 17 Frank, 49, has been volunteering for Resource Center in Dallas for more nominated by Starbucks partners. than 20 years. As a young gay man, he first sought out Resource Center’s The Starbucks Foundation’s Neighborhood Grants are investments in nonprofit HIV education and prevention services when he moved to Dallas. It’s organizations – nominated by Starbucks partners – to help build sustained now one of the largest LGBTQ+ community centers in the country. local impact and inspire increased partner volunteerism in our communities. Frank volunteers at the center in a number of ways, but his heart lies Since 2019, more than 15,000 Starbucks partners have participated, resulting with the food service program. For the last decade, he’s organized in Neighborhood Grants to more than 3,000 organizations across the U.S. and $ Canada totaling more than 5 million. a Thanksgiving meal that has grown to serving over 400 people. In November 2020, the event was cancelled due to the pandemic. But his longtime volunteers still wanted to contribute. Frank also had help from his Starbucks partners. “It wasn’t what we normally did, but it was the next best thing to do. And to see my fellow partners come out to represent Starbucks…They knew it wasn’t going to be glamorous. It was going to be cold. It was going to be outside. They did it with grace and smiles.” Frank’s enthusiasm for Resource Center prompted his manager to nominate it for a Neighborhood Grant from The Starbucks Foundation. These grants are awarded to community nonprofits, all nominated by partners. 16 The geographic scope of this data point includes all company-owned and operated markets globally. “I’m hoping I can bring my experience with philanthropy and 17 The geographic scope of this data point includes all company-owned and operated community outreach to do more under the Starbucks umbrella.” stores in the U.S. and Canada.
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