Toyota has launched a national program to donate its Toyota Production System expertise to help schools, hospitals, and nonprofits improve their operations, extend their reach, and increase their impact. The company will be working with up to 20 community organizations across the United States during the program’s first year to help improve performance. The first project will be with the St. Bernard Project, a New Orleans recovery organization that employs returning war veterans, AmeriCorps members, and volunteers to rebuild homes devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Toyota’s announcement was made at the opening of the inaugural CGI America meeting held June 29–30, 2011, in Chicago, a Clinton Global Initiative undertaking that is focused on creating U.S. jobs and driving economic growth.

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