 - Ford Motor Company Launches New Program to Support Detroit Neighborhoods with $10 Million Investment
Dec-18-2012 2:00 PM ET DETROIT – Ford Motor Company and its community relations arm, Ford Motor Company Fund (Ford Fund), today announced the launch of a major program in Detroit to strengthen neighborhoods and provide support for education, summer jobs programs and other community needs.
 - Ford Motor Company, Its Employees and Dealers Donate More Than $1.2 Million to Kentucky Non-Profits in 2012
Sep-11-2012 6:00 AM ET FRANKFORT, Ky. – Ford today announced that the company, its employees and dealers are donating more than $1.2 million to nonprofits in the Louisville and Lexington areas this year.
 - Ford Global Week of Caring Draws 10,000 Employees for Ford Volunteer Corps Blitz in 20 Countries Worldwide
Sep-07-2012 12:30 PM ET DEARBORN - An army of 10,000 Ford employees, retirees and dealers have set their sights on more than 200 community projects on six continents for the seventh annual Ford Global Week of Caring.
 - Ford Launches Drive 4 UR Community Program to Raise Funding for Local Nonprofit Organizations
Aug-27-2012 6:10 AM ET DEARBORN – Ford Motor Company and its dealers have launched a new program called Drive 4 UR Community, which is designed to help raise much needed funding for local community groups and nonprofit organizations.
 - Ford Offers Free Mammograms in Puerto Rico, Continues Support of Komen for the Cure
Jul-27-2012 5:55 AM ET SAN JUAN, P.R. – Ford Motor Company is providing free mammograms to women in Puerto Rico. Breast cancer is the most diagnosed type of cancer and leading cause of cancer death among Puerto Rican women.
 - Ford Partners with Feeding America to Make Experiencing the All-New Escape a Charitable Endeavor
Jul-13-2012 8:00 AM ET DEARBORN - Participants in the 2013 Ford Escape Hunger Drive will get to feed people facing hunger this summer, while also getting a chance to experience Ford’s all-new small utility vehicle that is loaded with smart technologies.
 - Ford Celebrates Pi Day with Detroit-Area Students
Mar-15-2012 12:00 PM ET DEARBORN/DETROIT - Have you ever sat in a high school math class wondering how you’d ever use those complex theories and equations in later life?
 - Nanchang Cares4Kids Visits School for Deaf Children
Mar-05-2012 10:20 PM ET NANCHANG, China — For two consecutive weekends, Nanchang Cares4Kids, a volunteer group founded by Nanchang-based international Ford families, visited Nanchang's School for Deaf Children, bringing stationery and necessities, while spending some rewarding time with the young students aged 3-10 years.
 - Ford and Habitat for Humanity – Partners in Rebuilding Communities
Feb-28-2012 5:55 AM ET DEARBORN - A Habitat for Humanity worksite is the very definition of progress. Volunteers gather, trucks roll in and out, and before you know it a once vacant lot becomes a family home. It's a remarkable scene of skill and cooperation, hard work and heart. The sounds of hammers, drills and saws fill the air and another step is taken to revitalize a community.
 - E&G’s Grupo Viamar Dealership Receives 2012 Salute to Dealer Award
Feb-15-2012 3:00 PM ET DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Ford is recognizing its dealers who go above and beyond when it comes to giving back to their communities, and for the first time in the history of the program, has selected an Export and Growth dealer as a Salute to Dealer award recipient.
 - Ford’s Global Driving Skills for Life Program to Train More New Drivers in U.S., Asia This Year; 500,000 Trained to Date
Jan-31-2012 10:00 AM ET DEARBORN – Ford kicks off another year of helping new drivers around the world improve their motoring skills through the Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program.
 - Learning Can Happen in Many Ways and Many Places
Jan-24-2012 6:00 AM ET DEARBORN - Education is a top priority at Ford Motor Company Fund. From Ford Next Generation Learning to Ford Blue Oval Scholars and the Ford College Community Challenge Grant program, Ford invests millions of dollars in traditional classroom instruction and innovative real-life training to help young people succeed in the career of their choice.
 - Canadian Dealers Help Raise More than $1 Million for Local Communities
Jan-20-2012 6:05 AM ET OAKVILLE - In every community there are people who go the extra mile because they care – everyone from the local grocer, teachers, the family dentist and the local Ford dealer.
 - Ford Driving Skills for Life Gears Up for 2012 Tour
Jan-06-2012 5:45 AM ET DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company knows there is nothing more important than saving lives. Ford has invested heavily in developing innovative safety technology and today the company produces some of the safest vehicles in the world. Still, Ford continues to do more.
 - South African Children Enjoy Gifts From E&G Employees
Dec-28-2011 6:00 AM ET PRETORIA, South Africa - Calling it “a great start to the festive season,” Miriam Nikosi, one of the house mothers at a South African orphanage, said the children in their care are grateful for everything Ford has done for them.
 - Ford's Extensive JDRF Fundraising Efforts in Michigan Supports Research, Awareness
Dec-22-2011 6:00 AM ET DEARBORN - Each year, Ford Motor Company partners with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to raise money and awareness toward finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes and its complications. Ford is the largest global partner of JDRF and in 1998, established the employee-driven Ford Global Walk Team, with Edsel B. Ford II as the corporate team chair.
 - Ford Fund's Philanthropic Efforts Distinguish Ford Employees, the Company in Communities Around the U.S.
Dec-22-2011 6:00 AM ET DEARBORN - Ford President of the Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services Jim Vella recently sat down with Ford President of the Americas Mark Fields for a conversation on Ford’s philanthropic efforts on The Americas Webcast. Below is an excerpt from that discussion.
 - Sharonville Shirt Shop Helps Charities, Fosters Ford Pride
Dec-20-2011 6:00 AM ET SHARONVILLE - During the 1980s, inside a broom closet at Ford Sharonville, the Sharonville Shirt Shop was born. And what began as a few clothing items in a small space has become a huge success at this Ohio plant.
 - Ford Volunteers Drive Hunger Relief Effort
Dec-09-2011 6:00 AM ET DEARBORN - The holidays lights are beautiful, the meals are delicious and the gift giving is a lot of fun, but they are among the furthest things from your mind if you are hungry, cold and alone.
 - Passionate Ford Employees Showcase Their Classic Cars for Charity
Dec-07-2011 11:35 PM ET GEELONG, Australia — For Ford's passionate employees, it was the chance to show off some of the most classic and iconic vehicles ever released.
 - Spreading Good Cheer throughout Michigan
Dec-07-2011 12:00 AM ET DEARBORN - As the holiday season continues to spread, and children around the world are sending their letters to Santa in the hopes of receiving the items that top their wish lists – such as bikes, an Xbox 360 Kinect or the latest Rick Riordan novel, Son of Neptune – Ford is helping to make some of those wishes come true.
 - Employees Make the Holidays Bright for Many
Dec-07-2011 12:00 AM ET Here is a collection of articles from many of our U.S. manufacturing locations that tell the story of a giving workforce. Not only do our employees give of their money, but they give of their time and resources to ensure those less fortunate have a happy holiday.
 - Ford Hungary Is Santa’s Helper
Dec-02-2011 5:50 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary – Ford Hungary has found a novel and seasonal way to promote the S-MAX.
 - Ford Brazil's Odontomóvel Reaches 40,000 Visits to Truck Drivers in Brazil
Dec-01-2011 12:00 AM ET SAO BERNARDO DE CAMPO, Brazil - The Sorrindo com a Ford Project, also known as Ford Odontomóvel, celebrated this month the important milestone of 40,000 visits to truck drivers. The Odontomóvel is a mobile dental office that travels around Brazil providing free dental care to truck drivers and the community
.jpg) - Buddhist Monk, Students, ‘Monkey’ and ‘Rabbit’ Conserving China’s Environment
Nov-29-2011 6:00 AM ET SHANGHAI, China — A Buddhist monk living near picturesque Juewu Mountain, students from a business university, an anti-smoking campaigner, and an animated monkey and rabbit may not seem like a natural match, but they are all fighting for the same cause: long-term environmental conservation across China.
 - Global Business Services Show Support for Quality Education
Nov-28-2011 2:15 AM ET CHENNAI, India – For many children in the poorest villages across Tamil Nadu, the chances of gaining an education are still fraught with hardships. For some, at least, that hope has become brighter thanks to the generosity of the Eureka Child's SuperKidz programme.
 - Waste treatment practices in modern Chinese cities put in the spotlight
Nov-24-2011 11:05 PM ET BEIJING, China — During a visit to his small hometown in Shandong province in 2008, Wang Jiuliang couldn't believe the amount of rubbish piled up everywhere.
_214.jpg) - Fords Serve as Grand Marshals for America’s Thanksgiving Parade
Nov-23-2011 7:30 AM ET DETROIT - Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford and his wife Lisa will serve as grand marshals of this year's 85th America's Thanksgiving Parade, one of the country's largest and longest-running parades, which will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET in downtown Detroit.
 - Ford and Newman's Own, Inc. Donate Refrigerated Truck and Food to Dare to Care Bank
Nov-23-2011 12:00 AM ET LOUISVILLE – Dare to Care Food Bank is receiving a new refrigerated truck filled with food as part of an unique, 11-year ”Partnership for Hunger Relief” with Ford Motor Company, Newman’s Own, Inc. and Feeding America.
 - Ford and Newman's Own Donate Refrigerated Truck Fleet with 'Partnership for Hunger Relief' Program
Nov-18-2011 12:00 AM ET CHICAGO - For the 11th consecutive year, Ford Motor Company and Newman’s Own®, Inc. are partnering with Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to donate Ford refrigerated trucks filled with Newman's Own food products to five regions of the country with communities in need, The two organizations have worked in partnership for a decade to contribute 103 refrigerated trucks to help Feeding America food banks deliver nutritious perishable foods.
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