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Education for the Future of Work

Ford Philanthropy and Ford Dealers are investing $2 million in scholarship funding to current or future students pursuing automotive technology degrees or certificates.

  • Ford Motor Company Awards $400,000 in Grants; Hosts Business Training Webinars for Latina Entrepreneurs across the U.S.
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    Ford Motor Company Awards $400,000 in Grants; Hosts Business Training Webinars for Latina Entrepreneurs across the U.S.

    Ford Motor Company and its philanthropic arm, Ford Motor Company Fund, are awarding more than $400,000 in grants and resources to Latina small business owners impacted by COVID-19

  • Ford College Community Challenge - United States (2021 Projects)
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    • Entrepreneurship
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    Ford College Community Challenge - United States (2021 Projects)

    Ford Fund invites students to develop and submit ideas for innovative projects that address community needs—ranging from safety to workforce development to access to mobility, and more.

  • Ford and the Arsenal of Democracy: 75 Years Since the End of World War II
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    • Volunteers
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    Ford and the Arsenal of Democracy: 75 Years Since the End of World War II

    Ford Motor Company was a major force in the Arsenal of Democracy. Under the leadership of Edsel Ford—and despite the reluctance of his father Henry to join the war effort—the company...

  • Ford Community Corps
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    Ford Community Corps

    The Ford Community Corps program connects college and university students from a network of schools across Southeast Michigan with nonprofit organizations.

  • Candy Sukkamon Sopachote: Getting It Done, Quietly
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    Candy Sukkamon Sopachote: Getting It Done, Quietly

    In 2015, Candy Sukkamon Sopachote, Senior HR Business Partner, Ford Thailand, led her office's effort to apply for the then-newly established Bill Ford Better World Challenge grant program.

  • Craig Erzen: Building for All of Humanity
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    • Volunteers

    Craig Erzen: Building for All of Humanity

    Ford introduced me to Habitat for Humanity. Over the years I've learned it's more than just building homes. It's building lives. Habitat has given me the opportunity to be involved with something bigger, and it keeps me coming back."

  • Ruth Câmara de Oliveira: Giving the Gift of Play and Plums
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    Ruth Câmara de Oliveira: Giving the Gift of Play and Plums

    During all these years, I've learned that we don't need a lot of things. Material things don't bring happiness.

  • Krisztina Galosi: The Most Vibrant Volunteer
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    Krisztina Galosi: The Most Vibrant Volunteer

    Krisztina Galosi's passion for volunteering started several years ago, when she developed a special interest in helping the most vulnerable children.

  • A New Way of Life
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    A New Way of Life

    How one organization is helping women rebuild their lives after prison

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Global Caring Month

The Ford Volunteer Corps rallies employees to design their own volunteer projects during Global Caring Month - a month-long community service initiative held every September.

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