About: The People's Fleet
This summer, The People’s Fleet™ returns to Los Angeles.
For 3 months, from June to September, the Ford Motor Company provided 4 nonprofit organizations in the greater Los Angeles area with their own 2012 Ford Focus, a team of filmmakers and a platform for financial empowerment.
Beginning in September the Project Car hit the streets. During this time, for one month periods of time, the Ford Motor Company has been providing 1 nonprofit organization with a 2012 Ford Focus, a team of filmmakers and a platform for financial empowerment.
How The People's Fleet works
Launching June 15th, The People’s Fleet was a 13-week program that supplied four nonprofits in Los Angeles with a 2012 Ford Focus, a team of filmmakers, and a Ford Empowerment grant to be used toward a current project. In order to complete this project, volunteers from the organizations and the People’s Fleet community were called upon to complete tasks necessary for the awarding of the Empowerment Grant. Weekly webisodes profiled the nonprofits as they strove to accomplish their goals with the help of volunteers from the People’s Fleet online community.
How The Project Car works
The Project Car is an extension of the 13-week People's Fleet program. For a period of one month, nonprofit organizations in the greater Los Angeles area will be given a 2012 Ford Focus, a team of filmmakers, and a Ford Empowerment grant to be used toward a current project. Weekly webisodes will profile the nonprofits as they strive to accomplish their goals with the help of volunteers from the People’s Fleet online community. The last Project Car organization will be announced on November 14th, stay tuned...
Why Los Angeles?
There are over 1,400 nonprofits in Los Angeles. Some of these organizations are hindered from fulfilling their missions because they are without a vehicle. In these instances, the absence of a vehicle can equate to students not being tutored, meals not being delivered or project supplies not being transported.