Our Impact partners
Sponsored Organizations
Out & Equal
Out & Equal is the premier nonprofit organization working exclusively on LGBTQ+ workplace equity, inclusion, and belonging. Through our worldwide programs, Fortune 500 partnerships, and transformative convening events, such as our annual Workplace Summit, we help LGBTQ+ people thrive and support organizations creating a culture of belonging for all. We partner with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and organizations across industries and diverse missions to provide LGBTQ+ executive leadership development, comprehensive D&I training and consultation, and professional networking opportunities that build inclusive and welcoming work environments. Out and Equal works with executives, HR and D&I professionals, and LGBTQ+ employee resource group leaders to strengthen their role as internal change agents, bolstering their effectiveness and helping them incorporate and advance best practices in Diversity & Inclusion work. We are a proud sponsor of Out & Equal and participate in their Southern States, APAC and Latin America Global Forums, the Leadership Forum, as well as the Workplace Summit. https://outandequal.org/
HRC
Sodexo has served as a many time HRC National Dinner Sponsor and annually participates in the Consumer Equality Index Benchmarketing.
Community Partners
Zebra Youth
Zebra Youth is an organization that provides services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and all youth (LGBTQ+) ages 13 – 24. Zebra assists young people facing homelessness, bullying, isolation from their families, and physical, sexual, and drug abuse with individualized programs to guide them to recovery and stability. Sodexo has been partners with Zebra Youth since 2018 and, in that time, we have provided financial support, volunteer hours, food, supplies and job opportunities.
LaunchPad
Nashville LAUNCH PAD is a volunteer-based initiative striving to provide street-free sleep to displaced youths in Davidson Country between the ages of 18-24. Their mission is to create a network of temporary, safer, street-free sleeping shelters for unhoused young adults which are open and affirming to LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies. Sodexo has been partners with Zebra Youth since 2023 and, in that time, we have provided financial support, food, volunteer hours and supplies.
https://www.nashvillelaunchpad.com/
Chicago AIDS
Since its inception in 2001, more than 34,500 participants have shown up and shown out to get moving against HIV/AIDS, raising $6 million to battle the HIV epidemic. AIDS Run & Walk Chicago raises awareness and funds for AIDS Foundation Chicago and 25+ CommunityDirect partners, with proceeds directly benefiting programs and services improving the lives of Chicagoans living with and vulnerable to HIV or chronic conditions.
https://www.aidschicago.org/aids-run-walk/
Capital Pride Alliance
Through its stewardship of diverse programming and events, specifically year-round LGBTQ+ Pride festivities centered in Washington, DC and the National Capital Region, the mission of the Capitali Pride Alliance serves to celebrate, educate, support, and inspire our multi-faceted communities in order to grow and preserve our history and protect our rights for current and future generations. The Capital Pride Alliance (CPA), located in Washington, DC, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the LGBTQ+ community all year long, through educational programs, major events, fundraising, outreach and advocacy, providing platforms for visibility, and supporting the work of our many community organizations and local businesses.
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Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
At Sodexo, it’s our belief all children deserve access to sufficient healthy food every day so they can learn, play and thrive. That’s why, in 1996, we created our Stop Hunger initiative and, in 1999, launched the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. Our mission is to ensure every child in the U.S. grows up with dependable access to enough nutritious food to enable them to lead a healthy, productive life. The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation mobilizes experts, innovators, volunteers and donors to feed children in the U.S. today and advocate for policies that ensure no child is hungry again tomorrow. This includes Sodexo employees, who support Stop Hunger year-round by donating their time, resources and expertise, holding fundraisers and encouraging others to get involved. Sodexo, Inc. funds all administrative costs for the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation so all money raised helps those in need. Since its inception, we have granted more than $44 million to alleviate child hunger.
https://us.stop-hunger.org/home.html
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