{"id":387022,"date":"2020-11-23T12:43:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T17:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=387022"},"modified":"2020-11-23T12:43:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T17:43:31","slug":"enterprise-holdings-pledges-120-million-to-advance-social-and-racial-equity-and-expand-the-fight-against-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/enterprise-holdings-pledges-120-million-to-advance-social-and-racial-equity-and-expand-the-fight-against-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Enterprise Holdings Pledges $120 Million to Advance Social and Racial Equity and Expand the Fight Against Hunger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nEnterprise Holdings Foundation Launches New \u201cROAD Forward\u201d Initiative While Expanding Existing \u201cFill Your Tank\u201d CommitmentSupport for My Brother\u2019s Keeper Alliance, UNCF, Girls Inc. and Parents as Teachers to Drive Social and Racial Equity in Local Communities
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ST. LOUIS, MO, Nov. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enterprise Holdings<\/a>, through the Enterprise Holdings Foundation<\/a>, is elevating its focus on diversity, equity and inclusion with a new five-year, $55 million commitment to organizations that advance social and racial equity in communities around the world.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s new initiative, Enterprise Holdings ROAD Forward, will increase Respect, Opportunity, Achievement and Diversity (ROAD) for youth and families by addressing three social and racial equity gaps in need of urgent attention: early childhood development, youth health and wellness, and career and college preparation.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\u201cDiversity, inclusion and strengthening the communities where we operate have been part of our guiding principles for more than 60 years,\u201d said Enterprise Holdings Foundation President Carolyn Kindle Betz. \u201cThe Enterprise Holdings ROAD Forward initiative will open new doors for individuals in our communities who are disproportionately affected by lack of access to resources in the areas of education, health and wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the Enterprise Holdings ROAD Forward initiative, the Foundation is pledging an additional $65 million into Enterprise Fill Your Tank<\/a>, a program launched in 2016 that has contributed more than $50 million to address food insecurity in local communities \u2013 an issue that often disproportionally affects people of color.<\/p>\n

The company is pledging the funds to extend the program for five more years. The funds will continue to be distributed annually among Feeding America<\/a>, Food Banks Canada<\/a> and the Global FoodBanking Network,<\/a> in addition to other local food banks and pantries in the communities served by Enterprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cHunger is one more obstacle to success for too many young people of color, and we felt expanding our existing Fill Your Tank commitment was a natural complement to the ROAD Forward initiative.\u201d Betz added. \u201cOur decision to extend Fill Your Tank and launch ROAD Forward was also inspired by our employees, who often ask the Foundation to support causes they are passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As part of the Enterprise Holdings ROAD Forward initiative\u2019s commitment to young people of color in underserved communities, the company will work with four nationally renowned nonprofit organizations \u00a0\u2013 The Obama Foundation\u2019s My Brother\u2019s Keeper Alliance<\/a>, UNCF<\/a>, Girls Inc.<\/a> and Parents as Teachers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Through these four distinct partnerships, the initiative will bring meaningful impact to local youth and families in the following ways:<\/p>\n