Yedla Cares is the community-focused arm of Yedla Management Company. It gives our hotel teams the chance to help support their communities. We connect our employees with local charities, fundraisers, and volunteer positions. At its core, it serves to create meaningful change and give back to the neighborhoods we call home.
Our team members are encouraged to build lasting relationships, to be good stewards of our communities, and to know that every action can have a positive impact.
Yedla Cares operates across Yedla Management Company's portfolio of properties. This initiative was born from a long-standing company belief. Hospitality extends beyond servicing guests, and it's up to us to show up for our peers, friends, and neighbors.
We're driven by a culture of care. As our company grows, so does the need for opportunities to contribute to our communities. Each location has welcomed us with open arms. In return, we offer our time, resources, and attention to causes that share our values.
Our culture reflects a strength in connection. Top to bottom, many of our employees have been with us since the company's founding. (Some have even left and returned later in new roles.) We want to nurture these relationships by creating thoughtful and purposeful tools for belonging.
It goes beyond listening. Our goal is to adopt new ways to help our employees stay engaged inside and outside of work. Effort brings reciprocity and inclusion, and we build together.
Yedla Cares is the conduit. We support our local hotel teams in developing lasting community partnerships. We identify outreach opportunities that deeply align with our internal company culture. In doing so, each project reflects ongoing care.
These initiatives extend beyond a simple, one-off engagement. Through a unified collaborative approach, we work with organizations at the ground level. We start at the root and find moments where accessibility and aid drive progress.
Teresa White Taylor | VP of Culture and Engagement
There's care in action. Our hotel staff collaborates with food banks, adult services, education, job training, and nonprofits that provide free school supplies to public school teachers.
Free 2 Teach
We supported Free 2 Teach, a Huntsville nonprofit providing school supplies and resources to public school teachers and students at no cost.
Take the Drive on 65
Yedla purchased two cases of travel guides from the AMLA to distribute to our communities. Half of all proceeds were donated directly to the organization.
Yedla Cares Blood Drive
Our Community Members were honored to make a meaningful impact by donating blood through Lifesouth Community Blood Centers.
Good Culture Foundation, was created as a charitable organization dedicated specifically to supporting hospitality workers and frontline employees in the Alabama, Charlotte, and Central Florida markets. The idea for Good Culture was incubated by Yedla associates and executives and developed with community stakeholders to provide relief and support for hotel, restaurant, and travel industry professionals. It expands the company's culture of caring beyond volunteerism by offering a formal philanthropic organization focused on workforce support.
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