Honda is giving away more than $2 million in financial support to 25 organizations across the United States, with teen driver safety being the main focus of these grants. They support a wide array of initiatives, aiming at teen drivers in the areas of training, resources, and education that supplement or go beyond mandated state driver's programs or traditional driver's training courses.
With nearly a third of annual traffic fatalities in the country involving drivers under 25, Honda invited various organizations during the National Teen Driver Safety Week in October 2021 to propose ideas that will help improve teen driver safety.
Honda ultimately selected 25 organizations working to advance safety awareness and driver education in their communities. The funding from the Japanese carmaker will support them. New grant applications are being accepted by the auto giant through October 31 this year for funding in 2023.
Honda is committed to advancing teen driver safety in the U.S.
The teen driver safety initiative builds on the company's longstanding "Safety for Everyone" approach, a commitment by Honda to advance safety for everyone sharing the road. The carmaker has also added information regarding teen safety to its consumer website's safety education section.
Yvette Hunsicker, who is American Honda Motor Co., Inc.'s vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Inclusion & Diversity, said that the company is pleased to support organizations that are actively working at the national level and in their local communities to advance education and safety awareness among teen drivers. She added that together, they hope to identify the most effective ways to reach and positively influence young drivers.
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Who are the 2022 Honda Teen Traffic Safety Grant Awardees?
The Honda Teen Traffic Safety Grant Awardees for the year 2022 are Advancement through Opportunity & Knowledge, Inc. - Los Angeles, California; Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation - Swedesboro, New Jersey; Clemson University Foundation - Clemson, S.C.; Coastal Georgia Center for Driver Safety - Savannah, Georgia; Croom Foundation - Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Daybreak, Inc. - Dayton, Ohio; DCCCA, Inc. - Ames, Iowa; Edheads - Hilliard, Ohio; Financial Beginnings California - Portland, Oregon; Grady Memorial Hospital - Atlanta; Heart of Unlimited Boundaries, Inc. - West Liberty, Ohio; John R Elliott Foundation - Somers Point, New Jersey; Littleton Public Schools Driver Education - Littleton, Colorado; Maria Tiberi Foundation - Dublin, Ohio; Miami-Dade County Public Schools - Miami; Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center - Zanesville, Ohio; National Safety Council - Itasca, Illinois; Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation - Columbus, Ohio; Put On The B.R.A.K.E.S., Inc. - Concord, North Carolina; Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD, Inc.) - Washington, D.C.; Safe Kids Worldwide - Washington, D.C.; SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. - Altadena, California; ThinkFirst Foundation - Naperville, Illinois; University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) Educational Foundation - Birmingham, Alabama; and West Athens Westmont Community Resource Corp. - Manhattan Beach, California.
Honda is working to improve safety for everyone sharing the road based on its vision for a collision-free society by the year 2050. The automaker operates two of the world's most sophisticated crash-test facilities in Japan and Ohio, according to Automotive World.
