For more than 122 years, Ford has stood with communities through good times and bad. As a family company, Ford has been driven by strong values and a deep commitment to service and philanthropy — values shared by our employees and dealers — since day one. We know we accomplish so much more when we all rally around a common purpose, and that's at the heart of what we are announcing.

Across the country, we hear from our Ford dealers, employees, and customers about how the needs of local communities are rapidly evolving. And while nonprofit organizations are facing increasing demand for their vital services, nearly half report not having the resources required to meet these needs effectively.

That is why with renewed urgency and a deeper commitment, the company is launching Ford Building Together to meet this moment.​

Ford Building Together is a new initiative that brings the full power of Ford to support the critical work of four national nonprofits — American Red Cross, Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity, and Team Rubicon — who are on the ground in local communities addressing today's changing needs.

When we say the "power of Ford" — we don’t mean simply writing checks. For the first time, we will be enhancing our philanthropic giving by working alongside our expansive dealer network in communities across the country, sharing the skills and expertise of our employees through volunteering, and lending our technology and vehicles to scale the services of our nonprofit partners.​

Our Ford dealers have always been pillars in their communities, consistently stepping up to support local causes and lend a helping hand. In the coming months, Ford and Ford Philanthropy will continue to partner with our dealer body, creating more ways to give back through in-dealership activations.

We’re inviting our customers and the community to join us by donating blood in support of the American Red Cross, giving food for local food banks in Feeding America’s network, dropping off gently used tools and materials for Habitat ReStores, and preparing for wildfires and hurricanes by attending a free preparedness workshop led by Team Rubicon.

Along with our partners, we have a shared objective of strengthening communities for the future and rebuilding them to be more resilient moving forward.

As part of Ford Building Together, we will support local communities through:

• Partnering with Expert Nonprofit Organizations: Ford Philanthropy has built strong relationships with these key partners by providing them with grants to support critical community needs and additional support, allowing them to expand operations.

• Working With Our Dealer Network: Dealers are in every community across the country. With their help, we will support our nonprofit partners by hosting local activations at our dealerships, including storm preparedness sessions, blood drives, and food-and-material collections. View our Volunteer Map and enter your location to find an activation near you.​

• Sharing the Skills and Expertise of Ford Employees Through Volunteerism: We are increasing our Volunteer Paid Time Off policy to encourage Ford employees to lend their skills and expertise to our four nonprofit partners for extended periods of time. This builds on the Ford Volunteer Corps' 20-year legacy.

• Lending our Vehicles and Technologies in Times of Need: An expanded loaner vehicle program will allow our nonprofit partners to scale and strengthen their services — especially during a crisis when communities lose power and infrastructure is impacted.​

• Spotlighting the Impact of Nonprofit Partners: We will bring visibility to the important work these partners do and what more communities need through our outreach and communications channels.

This work builds on Ford's long and proud history of partnering with nonprofits, a legacy over a century old that includes support such as working with the American Red Cross since WWI, producing PPE and ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic, and teaming up with our dealers for disaster relief following the devastation of Hurricanes Milton and Helene and the California wildfires.

We look forward to extending our efforts globally later this year.