Center for Employment Opportunities Denver Named a Top 100 Nonprofit in North America, Awarded PepsiCo Foundation Community Impact Award
The 2024 PepsiCo Foundation Community Impact Award honors CEO's efforts in helping justice-impacted communities achieve pathways to economic stability.
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Denver, CO – The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is proud to announce it has been awarded one of PepsiCo Foundation’s 2024 Community Impact Awards. The PepsiCo Foundation is the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), one of the world's leading food and beverage companies. The program is a part of the company’s efforts to support local communities by providing resources for valuable programming, such as comprehensive employment services to justice-impacted job seekers.
Center for Employment Opportunities is one of 100 public charities and organizations across the United States and Canada to receive a Community Impact Award for its dedication and commitment to the communities it serves. Through strategic partnerships, such as the Community Impact Awards, the PepsiCo Foundation aspires to provide lasting change by tackling the challenges of inequality, whether through access to economic opportunity, clean water, or food security.
“The PepsiCo Foundation’s Community Impact Award will allow us to expand our reach and provide justice-impacted individuals with the support they need for long-term employment and economic stability,” said Sam Schaefer, Executive Director of the Center for Employment Opportunities. “Since opening in 2017, CEO Denver has connected countless individuals to steady work and skill-building opportunities, helping them overcome employment barriers and achieve socioeconomic mobility. This award will empower individuals to build brighter futures for themselves and their families.”
“At the PepsiCo Foundation, we believe that the strength of our communities lies in the hands of local leaders and nonprofit organizations who understand the unique local social challenges and opportunities of their community. The PepsiCo Foundation Community Impact Awards allow us to celebrate these trailblazers who are driving meaningful change in our communities across North America,” PepsiCo Foundation President and Global Head of Social Impact at PepsiCo, C.D. Glin said. “We invited PepsiCo employees to nominate local organizations of their choice and our employee’s most admired nonprofits were selected as Community Impact Award recipients. We are honored to work alongside these inspiring organizations to amplify their efforts to create lasting positive social impacts across North America.”
CEO currently operates in 30 cities and is dedicated to ensuring that justice-impacted job seekers have opportunities to achieve socioeconomic mobility. Our vision is that anyone with a recent criminal history who wants to work has the preparation and support needed to find a job and stay connected to the labor force. Our program provides participants with immediate employment with daily pay, skills training, job placement, and ongoing career support.
The PepsiCo Foundation’s dedication to partnering with local nonprofits stems from its understanding that these organizations are deeply rooted in the communities where PepsiCo employees live and work. By collaborating with local partners, the Foundation can more effectively address community-specific needs and leverage each organization's unique strengths to foster local, leading, and lasting solutions.
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About Center for Employment Opportunities
The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) provides immediate, effective, and comprehensive employment services exclusively to people recently released from incarceration. CEO currently operates in over 30 cities and is dedicated to ensuring that justice-impacted job seekers have opportunities to achieve social and economic mobility. For more information please visit: https://ceoworks.org
About the PepsiCo Foundation
The PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, invests in the essential elements of a sustainable food system with a mission to support thriving communities. Working with non-profits and experts around the globe, we're focused on helping communities obtain access to food security, safe water and economic opportunity. We strive for tangible impact in the places where we live and work—collaborating with industry peers, local and international organizations, and our employees to affect large-scale change on the issues that matter to us and are of global importance. Learn more at www.pepsicofoundation.com. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
