Starbucks plans to operate 100 stores by 2025
in underrepresented neighborhoods across the country as part of the
expanded Community Store program, working with nonprofits and civic
leaders to bolster economic growth
A national partnership with United Way will
help enable hundreds of Starbucks partners (employees) to drive
meaningful community engagement in and outside of store
Starbucks partners are multiplying their
community impact this month with the distribution of 1,000
Neighborhood Grants to local NGOs and support in hundreds of
service projects for Martin Luther King Jr. Week of Service
Five years following the launch of its Community Store Program
initiative, Starbucks today announced it will increase its
commitment to open 100 Community Stores dedicated to providing
economic opportunity in underserved rural and urban communities
across the country, an 85 store increase from its 2015 commitment.
These stores will focus on hiring locally, creating dedicated space
for communities to come together for events and working with
diverse contractors for store construction and remodels. The
company aspires to complete this goal by 2025.
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As part of the company’s expanded
national partnership with United Way, Starbucks Community Store
partners (employees) will work with their local United Way chapter
to provide relevant resources and programs for their neighborhood
using the store’s community space. (Photo: Business Wire)
Starbucks will consider factors such as high youth unemployment,
low median household income and population stability when selecting
Community Store locations. The company will prioritize developing
cafes in economically distressed communities, or Opportunity Zones,
with upcoming locations planned for Prince George’s County, MD;
Anacostia, D.C.; and Los Angeles, CA.
“We believe it is our role and responsibility to partner with
those in the communities we serve to help make a positive economic
and social impact,” said John Kelly, executive vice president of
Public Affairs at Starbucks. “These stores are successful and it’s
time to expand the model. Over the last five years, we’ve seen
these Community Stores empower our partners and customers to create
meaningful impact that is localized and relevant to their
neighborhoods. We’ve learned a great deal from our 14 Community
Stores and applied those learnings to how we approach community
partnership in more than 8,000 neighborhoods we serve across the
country.”
The Community Stores will share several common aspects compared
to other Starbucks cafes, including: locations in economically
distressed communities; a designated room or space for community
events and programming; a partnership with a local United Way
chapter to facilitate relevant community programs; a focus on
working with diverse contractors for store construction and
remodels; and an emphasis on hiring locally.
Since launching the Community Store initiative in 2015,
Starbucks has opened 14 stores across the country in Jamaica
Queens, NY; Ferguson, MO; Phoenix, AZ; Englewood in the southside
of Chicago; east Baltimore; Long Beach, CA; Trenton, NJ; White
Center in south Seattle; Miami Gardens, FL; Birmingham, AL; Redbird
in Dallas, TX; Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn, NY; New Orleans, LA; and
Jonesboro, GA. The 15th store will open in Prince George’s County,
MD this spring.
Starbucks estimates its Community Stores have helped:
- Create more than 300 local jobs and connect young people
to education and employment opportunities.
- Generate more than $59.7 million in indirect economic
development created from store construction and over 1,100
indirect jobs.
- Identify and eliminate barriers to entry that prevent
diverse-owned contractors from competing successfully to build
stores for the company.
- Provide 14 community spaces decorated with local artwork
that reflects the personality and heart of each community.
To scale the program to 100 locations by 2025, Starbucks will
focus on supporting store remodels in addition to new development
projects.
As part of Starbucks national partnership with United Way, local
United Ways and 211s in targeted communities will work with
Community Store partners to create resources and programs for each
community from life skills training for youth to mentorship
programs and beyond. That includes facilitating activities at the
stores that support people in the community, providing Starbucks
partners with customized community profiles and resource
information and connecting partners with volunteer activities that
help create real change in the communities in which they live and
work.
“United Way and Starbucks share a commitment to ensuring every
person has the opportunity to thrive, and we’re honored to partner
with them,” said Suzanne McCormick, U.S. President of United Way
Worldwide. “United Way has been connecting people to resources
across the U.S. for more than 130 years, and we look forward to
deploying United Way’s local expertise and experience to help
Starbucks Community Stores make a real difference.”
The Starbucks Foundation Awards 1,000 Neighborhood Grants,
Thousands of Starbucks Partners Volunteer in National Service
Projects
In addition to today’s news of the Community Store expansion,
The Starbucks Foundation also announced it has awarded more than
1,000 Neighborhood Grants, a new giving program that creates local
impact and empowers store partners to strengthen relationships with
local nonprofit organizations. To date, hundreds of store managers
have secured more than $1 million in grants from The Starbucks
Foundation for more than 1,000 local nonprofit organizations in all
50 U.S. states and all Canadian provinces.
In addition to these local partnerships initiated by Starbucks
partners every day, thousands of store partners have committed to
hundreds of local service projects next week across the United
States as part of the Martin Luther King Week of Good. In many
communities, United Way is facilitating volunteer activities that
help improve education, health and financial stability.
To learn more about how our partners are creating meaningful
connections and driving positive impact in their communities, visit
stories.starbucks.com/stories/partners.
About Starbucks
Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to
ethically sourcing and roasting high-quality arabica coffee. Today,
with more than 31,000 stores around the globe, Starbucks is the
premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world.
Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding
principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for
every customer through every cup. To share in the experience,
please visit us in our stores or online at https://stories.starbucks.com and www.Starbucks.com.
About United Way
United Way fights for the health, education and financial
stability of every person in every community. Supported by 2.9
million volunteers, 8.1 million donors worldwide and $4.8 billion
raised every year, United Way is the world’s largest
privately-funded nonprofit. We’re engaged in nearly 1,800
communities across more than 40 countries and territories worldwide
to create sustainable solutions to the challenges facing our
communities. United Way partners include global, national and local
businesses, nonprofits, government, civic and faith-based
organizations, along with educators, labor leaders, health
providers, senior citizens, students and more. For more information
about United Way, please visit https://www.UnitedWay.org. Follow us
on Twitter: @UnitedWay and #LiveUnited.
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