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Mar 14, 2022 12:00 PM ET Campaign: [Diversity & Inclusion](/news/campaign/diversity-inclusion-1) ![Women wearing college sweatshirts](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Artboard_2_3.png) **Realizing a more accessible and just world, where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed, isn’t something that happens overnight.** It takes a clear roadmap, strategic partnerships and a long-term commitment to be invested every step of the way on a student’s journey from middle school and high school through college and early career. *Among the key components of our 10-point plan toward racial equity:* **Creating a community-based strategy to drive equity, inclusion and economic development for Black youth and people of color** In line with those goals, we partnered with A Better Chance and other community organizations to create the RISE (Reach. Inspire. Support. Engage.) community program. The aim of RISE? Support racially and ethnically diverse students as they discover their passions, learn about our business, explore emerging technologies, pursue potential STEM career opportunities and hone their leadership skills. Even in its early stages, our RISE program has taken off. By the close of 2021, we provided access and support to **36 middle and high school students** with **97% student completion.** Piloted in greater Hartford, CT, in 2022 the program will expand to Baltimore, doubling the number of participants and nonprofit partners, and committing **more than $1.4 million in spend.** **RISE inaugural community partners include:** - [A Better Chance](https://www.abetterchance.org/) - [Girls for Technology](https://www.girlsfortechnology.org/) - [Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford](https://www.bgchartford.org/) - [The Legacy Foundation of Hartford](https://legacyfoundationhartford.org/) *Just as integral to our 10-point plan:* **Collaborating with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and making progress through the Stanley Black & Decker Leadership Scholarship** Having awarded **$400,000 to 22 students** at five target HBCUs, the **Stanley Black & Decker Leadership Scholarship** is helping the next generation. In late 2021, the inaugural **Stanley Black & Decker Innovation Challenge** gave 30 students from 12 HBCUs the chance to compete for possible summer internships, prizes and awards, network with corporate partners and pitch innovate solutions to case studies. The 2.5-day intra and entrepreneurship training experience was held in conjunction with Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Program. Students worked on real-world problems while developing design thinking skills and solving entrepreneurial challenges. [Learn more about this event](https://www.tmcf.org/events-media/tmcf-in-the-media/thurgood-marshall-college-fund-and-stanley-black-decker-select-30-hbcu-students-for-innovation-challenge/) [See our 10-point roadmap toward racial equity](https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/social-responsibility/diversity-inclusion/racial-equity) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/SBD_logo.png)](/profiles/stanley-black-decker) ### More from Stanley Black & Decker ###### [DEWALT® Powering the Future Survey Sheds Light on Impact of Skilled Labor Gap](/news/dewaltr-powering-future-survey-sheds-light-impact-skilled-labor-gap) Oct 31, 2022 11:00 AM ET ###### [Nearly Half of U.S. Contractors Believe Training the Next Generation of Workers Is the Industry's Most Critical Need, According to Newly Released Dewalt® Powering the Future Survey](/news/nearly-half-us-contractors-believe-training-next-generation-workers-industrys-most-critical) Oct 25, 2022 2:10 PM ET ###### [Tools To Build a Better Planet: BLACK+DECKER® Announces Retail Launch for reviva™, the Brand's First Sustainably Led Power Tool Line](/news/tools-build-better-planet-blackdeckerr-announces-retail-launch-revivatm-brands-first) Oct 13, 2022 4:30 PM ET ###### [Eager To Electrify: Gen Z and Millennial Homeowners Motivated To Buy Electric Outdoor Power Equipment, According to Stanley Black & Decker Survey](/news/eager-electrify-gen-z-and-millennial-homeowners-motivated-buy-electric-outdoor-power-equipment) Oct 7, 2022 1:10 PM ET ###### [Stanley Black & Decker and TerraCycle Partner To Launch Free Recycling Program for Small Home Appliances and Tools](/news/stanley-black-decker-and-terracycle-partner-launch-free-recycling-program-small-home) Sep 27, 2022 4:30 PM ET ###### [Building the Future Workforce: Stanley Black & Decker Re-Opens Application Period for Global Impact Challenge To Empower Makers](/news/building-future-workforce-stanley-black-decker-re-opens-application-period-global-impact) Sep 22, 2022 1:45 PM ET ###### [Student From New Jersey Receives Award for STEAM Sustainability Innovation From Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education](/news/student-new-jersey-receives-award-steam-sustainability-innovation-stanley-black-decker-and-0) Aug 22, 2022 4:30 PM ET ###### [Stanley Black & Decker: Recent Milestones in Our ESG Evolution](/news/stanley-black-decker-recent-milestones-our-esg-evolution) Jun 23, 2022 12:00 PM ET