Twenty seniors from Baldwin High School participating in 'Decision Day' on April 29, 2016 at the Baldwin Community Schools. Each graduating student is eligible to receive a scholarship of up to $5,000 for 4 years to go towards their education through the Baldwin Promise.

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A Starbucks Original Series: In Baldwin, Michigan, college wasn’t in the cards for most high-school graduates — until residents did something remarkable: They banded together and raised enough money to provide every student with a scholarship.

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From our early decision to offer healthcare to part-time workers to our commitment to support diverse hiring and economic development through our community store initiative, we’ve been dedicated to creating equal opportunity. We’re committed to continuing our journey to be a place where everyone is welcome.

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From our early decision to offer healthcare to part-time workers to our commitment to support diverse hiring and economic development through our community store initiative, we’ve been dedicated to creating equal opportunity.

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A Starbucks Original Series: When an Islamic center purchased a plot of land opposite a church in Memphis, Tennessee, the local Muslim community expected hostility. Pastor Steve Stone had something else in mind.

Upstanders: The Mosque Across the Street

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A Starbucks Original Series: After spending his teenage years in and out of jail, Robert Clark turned his life around. Now he’s committed himself to helping the at-risk youth of Newark do the same, by leading them in building homes for poor families.

Upstanders: Building Homes, Building Lives

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Adaptive Training Foundation founder David Vobora provides resistance as adaptive athlete and U.S. Army veteran Kevin Trimble attempts to flip a tire. Trimble was inured in an explosion in Afghanistan and is a triple amputee. He is training with Vobora at the Adaptive training Foundation in Dallas, Texas. Photographed on August 12, 2016.

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A Starbucks Original Series: Former pro football player David Vobora gave up a lucrative career in private training to work with wounded warriors. His workouts have brought them new strength and inspiration.

Upstanders: A Warrior’s Workout

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A Starbucks Original Series: John D’Eri set out to find a job for his autistic son, Andrew. His journey led him to open a car wash where 85 percent of the employees are on the autism spectrum — and business is booming.

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A Starbucks Original Series: Susan Rahr is transforming the way police officers are trained in Washington State. Instead of preparing them to wage a war on crime, she wants them to become guardians of the community.

Upstanders: The Empathetic Police Academy

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A Starbucks Original Series: In the United States, 40 percent of the food supply is wasted. College student Maria Rose Belding created a web-based solution that saves tens of thousands of pounds of food each year.

Upstanders: The Hunger Hack

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A Starbucks Original Series: 17-year-old Destiny Watford’s decision to stand up for her community and oppose the construction of an incinerator led to an improbable series of events that would stun her neighbors and everyone connected with the project.

Upstanders: The Kids Who Killed an Incinerator

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A Starbucks Original Series: Faced with a growing homeless population, Utah changed the way it provides shelter to those on the streets. Under Lloyd Pendleton’s leadership, the state has reduced its chronic homeless population by 91 percent.

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Carolyn Robinson, a formerly incarcerated woman and current resident of A New Way of Life, graduates from Los Angeles Southwest College.

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Susan Burton, who spent years in prison, is determined to keep other female ex-convicts from returning to prison by giving them a place to live that’s free of drugs, alcohol and abusive relationships.

Upstanders: Breaking the Prison Pipeline

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Starbucks first original series, &#8220;Upstanders,&#8221; shares stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things to create positive change.

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