Youth
Marriott works to help address the global issue of youth unemployment and ensure a brighter future for our world’s youth by partnering with nonprofit organizations to identify, train and mentor youth for meaningful careers in our industry.
Empower Through Opportunity
We partner with leading nonprofits to ensure workplace readiness and access to opportunity for all, including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans.
Youth
- By 2025, invest at least $35M to increase and deepen programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans.
- Since 2016, $28.7M invested in programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans, as of 2023
- In partnership with the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance’s employability program, we sponsored hospitality skills training for nearly 250 youth across five countries in 2023. More than 100 of these youth were trained at Marriott hotels and more than half of those trained on-property secured employment opportunities at Marriott
- Our Headquarters’ Fellowship Program provides students an opportunity to learn about Marriott and potentially return as a future associate. In 2023, we hired 32 fellows through this program
- Marriott provides recent graduates the opportunity to pursue the Voyage Program, which is an award-winning, global leadership development program available in over 50 countries
Access to Opportunity & Welcoming All
Access to Opportunity & Welcoming All
At Marriott International, welcoming all and creating a sense of belonging are simply how we do business, and we believe it’s good for business. Our core strength lies in our ability to create access to opportunities for our associates, guests, owners, and suppliers.
- By 2025, invest at least $35M to increase and deepen programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans.
- Since 2016, $28.7M invested in programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans as of 2023.
- 47.3% of global executive positions are held by women, as of year-end 2023
- 23.5% of U.S. executive positions are held by people of color, as of year-end 2023
- Over the past 10 years, more than $6.2 billion has been spent with diverse suppliers, including-, veteran- and disabled- owned businesses.
- Over $700 million spent with diverse suppliers in 2023
People With Disabilities
People With Disabilities
The transformative power of a job is one of the most impactful ways to empower people with disabilities. Through our efforts with leading organizations, such as Bridges from School to Work, we support skills development, training, job placement, and business opportunities for people with disabilities.
- By 2025, invest at least $35M to increase and deepen programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans.
- Since 2016, $28.7M invested in programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans, as of 2023.
- $8,600,000 in purchasing with people with disabilities-owned businesses, in 2023
- Our partnerships span the globe from Marriott’s flagship partnership of over 30 years with Bridges From School to Work®, which was established by The Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities, to organizations in Greater China where we have provided skills training to prepare students with intellectual disabilities for job opportunities after high school
Veterans
Veterans
When it comes to taking care of our communities, we have a “spirit to serve.” Our veterans truly know what that means. We provide support through access to meaningful careers, championing and purchasing from veteran-owned small businesses, and providing cash, in-kind, and volunteer support to leading veteran and military organizations.
- By 2025, invest at least $35M to increase and deepen programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans.
- Since 2016, $28.7M invested in programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans, as of 2023
- More than 1,400 veterans were hired in 2023 across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands
- Spent $30,000,000 with veteran-owned businesses, in 2023
Refugees
Refugees
By providing skills development and training for jobs in our industry, we empower refugees to create a positive future for themselves, their families and their communities.
- By 2025, invest at least $35M to increase and deepen programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans.
- Since 2016, $28.7M invested in programs and partnerships that develop hospitality skills and opportunities for all including youth, people with disabilities, and veterans, as of 2023
- Supported the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Hospitality Link program to train refugees in workforce and hospitality skills.
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