{"id":93038,"date":"2021-03-11T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-collaborating-for-local-change\/"},"modified":"2021-03-11T09:40:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:40:02","slug":"colaboracion-para-el-cambio-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/colaboracion-para-el-cambio-local\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborating for Local Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i>Toyota Employee Resource Groups Across Country Collaborate to Direct Funding for Social and Racial Justice Programs; Grants Awarded to 48 Nonprofits in 17 Communities Nationwide<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PLANO, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 10, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Late last year, Toyota North America launched an initiative to bring employee voices to help address disparities in communities across the country.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg2b82left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg2b82left\" title=\"Toyota Employees Collaborate for Local Change Infographic\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Toyota Employees Collaborate for Local Change Infographic\" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1453238\/Toyota_Employees_Collaborate_for_Local_Change.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p><b>The idea:<\/b>\u00a0Create a grassroots employee-led fund to address social and racial justice issues spearheaded by Toyota&#8217;s 100 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3092147-1&amp;h=622008174&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.toyota.com%2Fusa%2Fdiversity%23!%2FBusiness-Partnering-Groups&amp;a=employee+resource+group+chapters.\" rel=\"nofollow\">employee resource group chapters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Toyota <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3092147-1&amp;h=1187315526&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.toyota.com%2Fusa%2Fdiversity%23!%2FBusiness-Partnering-Groups&amp;a=employee+resource+groups\" rel=\"nofollow\">employee resource groups<\/a> representing Asians, Blacks, Christians, People with Disabilities, Latinos, LGBTQ+, Parents, Pet Advocates, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals, as well as Environmental causes worked together to identify and direct funding to programs in their local communities. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This initiative brought us together, providing a collective voice for good on issues that affect us all,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Sandra Phillips Rogers<\/span>, group vice president, chief legal officer and chief diversity officer, Toyota Motor North America. &#8220;It also gave our employees the opportunity to take concrete action within the communities where they work and live.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>The result<\/b><b>:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0A total of <span class=\"xn-money\">$475,000<\/span> in grants awarded to 48 nonprofits in 17 communities across the country, addressing critical needs such as food insecurity, healthcare access, economic self-reliance,\u202fyouth mentoring, job training, and education.<\/p>\n<p>One such nonprofit to benefit from the program is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3092147-1&amp;h=687981772&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ywcacharleston.org%2F&amp;a=YWCA+Charleston\" rel=\"nofollow\">YWCA Charleston<\/a>, in <span class=\"xn-location\">West Virginia<\/span>. The organization is dedicated to eliminating\u00a0racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, dignity and freedom for all. Funding will support their ongoing implicit bias training and outreach programs. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through this grant we can reach more people in the region and provide training and resources to increase understanding of how they can help eliminate racism,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Debby Weinstein<\/span>, chief executive officer, YWCA <span class=\"xn-location\">Charleston, W. Va.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><u>About Toyota <\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Toyota has created a tremendous value chain and directly employs more than 36,000 in the U.S. The company has contributed world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 30 million cars and trucks at our 9 manufacturing plants, 10 including our joint venture in <span class=\"xn-location\">Alabama<\/span> that begins production in 2021.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at <\/i><i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3092147-1&amp;h=2501536815&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tourtoyota.com%2F&amp;a=www.TourToyota.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.TourToyota.com<\/a><\/i><i>\u00a0with an immersive experience and chance to visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more. For more information about Toyota, visit\u00a0<\/i><i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3092147-1&amp;h=460717049&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toyotanewsroom.com%2F&amp;a=www.toyotanewsroom.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.toyotanewsroom.com<\/a><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Media Contact<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Victor Vanov<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:victor.vanov@toyota.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">victor.vanov@toyota.com<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>469-292-1318<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgeb79left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgeb79left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/439685\/Toyota_Corp_Red_Logo.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3092147-1&amp;h=1638579975&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1453238%2FToyota_Employees_Collaborate_for_Local_Change.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1453238%2FToyota_Employees_Collaborate_for_Local_Change.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1453238\/Toyota_Employees_Collaborate_for_Local_Change.jpg<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3092147-1&amp;h=3221710388&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F439685%2FToyota_Corp_Red_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F439685%2FToyota_Corp_Red_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/439685\/Toyota_Corp_Red_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Toyota Motor North America<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i>Toyota Employee Resource Groups Across Country Collaborate to Direct Funding for Social and Racial Justice Programs; Grants Awarded to 48 Nonprofits in 17 Communities Nationwide<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PLANO, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 10, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Late last year, Toyota North America launched an initiative to bring employee voices to help address disparities in communities across the country.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg2b82left\" dir=\"ltr\">&lt;img&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}