Young people have the power to change the world.
It’s part of who we are at Starbucks to create and innovate. With Starbucks youth grants, we use our spirit of entrepreneurialism and innovation to inspire young people. Through this initiative – formerly called the Starbucks Social Entrepreneurs Fund – we hope they will create positive solutions for the needs they see in their communities. We believe that by supporting young social entrepreneurs, we can make real change in local communities. Our goal is to engage 50,000 young people, who will in turn innovate, take action and inspire 100,000 individuals in their communities by 2015.
Supporting young people.
In fiscal 2008, we made 64 grants totaling $2.1 million to organizations supporting young people.
We established major relationships with International Youth Foundation and Youth Venture. These organizations are experts in providing comprehensive support to help young people identify and address the needs in their communities. Young people also receive advocacy, training, financial help and other resources for their efforts to flourish around the world.
