Inspiring Humanity Begins At Home - JetBlue In The Community
When Home Is Every City You Fly To
Inspiring humanity begins at home. We focus our community efforts in all of our BlueCities in the United States, Caribbean and Latin America. Led by crewmembers, our community programs embody our values of caring, passion and fun. We partner with community based and national organizations on issues close to our heart including children’s literacy, community infrastructure and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and aviation education. Our support comes from donations, matching grants and crewmember volunteering.
Funding The Future Of Aviation
The JetBlue Foundation is unique in our industry, because it focuses solely on supporting tomorrow’s aviators. Set up in 2013, the Foundation is legally independent but company sponsored. It funds aviation-related and STEM educational opportunities for high school and college students. Since fewer than 5 percent of commercial pilots are female or minorities, the Foundation particularly looks to support programs that encourage women, students and veterans to seek careers in aviation.
To date, the JetBlue Foundation has awarded nearly $200,000 in grants and provided immeasurable in-kind support, internships and much more. Grantees in 2015 included universities, high schools and organizations supporting aviation professionals. For more details about our six 2015 grantees, see Our Giving page on the JetBlue website. The JetBlue Foundation is building lasting relationships with many of these programs beyond just grants and financial support. These efforts include mentoring high school and college students and continuing to develop our University Gateway Program, which leads students to positions as pilot trainees with JetBlue.
To learn more about JetBlue’s long-term responsibility platform and to view the full report, visit www.jetblue.com/green/reporting.
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