Founded in 1994, FAAN is the first and oldest of Ford's employee resource groups. FAAN champions workplace diversity at Ford by making a positive impact on the African-American community, and by actively promoting and supporting the Ford brand throughout the community. For its constituents, FAAN focuses on developing people through mentorship, networking, and other employee engagement activities. 

Our participants support summer internship programs, recruiting at minority-focused career events, and collaborate with the Company to produce a spectacular annual Black History Month celebration. In the Detroit area, FAAN provides SAT coaching to local high schools, supports the Detroit pre-college engineering program, partners with the Detroit NAACP for an annual youth career summit with focus on STEM field, and provides major support for the United Negro College Fund annual fundraiser. In addition, FAAN hosts numerous other community outreach initiatives throughout the year. In short, this ERG and its participants are FAAN-tastic!!

One of the oldest employee resource groups at Ford, FCA represents a highly motivated group of dedicated professionals who are eager to bring diversity to the workplace. FCA members actively engage in events and activities that assist in Ford's growing operations in China and Ford's marketing and design efforts in North America. FCA organizes activities throughout the year to promote cultural diversity, improve community relationships and enhance the worklife balance at Ford. FCA also makes efforts to help its members with their professional growth by organizing seminars, workshops and one-on-one sessions with senior management. FCA reaches out to outside communities by organizing fun activities and participating in community service events. For its achievements, FCA has been recognized by Ford with five Diversity Summit Awards.

Founded in 2002, FEDA helps ensure the company's ongoing commitment to employees with disabilities and provides a first-stop resource for information and networking tools for employees dealing with disabilities of their own or of others. FEDA works in concert with efforts in the United States and Europe to help Ford vehicles become the mobility vehicles of choice for customers dealing with disabilities.

Founded in 2001 Ford’s Hispanic Network Group (FHNG) promotes cultural awareness, community service and diversity within the labor force.   Through service and support, FHNG strives to be a positive force in the Hispanic community as well as to employ, develop and retain Hispanics in the workforce. Signature programs include the Clark Park Clean-Up, LaSed Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner, Hispanic Heritage Event, Cinco de Mayo celebration, Lunch and Learn events, mentoring and shadowing opportunities.

FPN's primary mission is to further Ford's effort to create a balanced worklife environment—an environment where maximum contribution at work is balanced with the employee's fulfillment of personal and family responsibilities. Members work to promote family-friendly worklife policies and decisions at Ford. Members sponsor ongoing parenting classes and outstanding parenting seminars and offer networking opportunities for Ford parents.

One of our newest employee resource group, the VET NG seeks to raise awareness within the company about our Veterans, their issues and contributions to the company. VET NG seeks to promote and create opportunities for sales within the active military and Veteran communities.  We employ over 6,000 Veterans, with over 2,000 employees still active in the Reserve/ Guard. The VET NG supports Veteran career fair events, overseas troops with care packages, and the Ford Volunteer Corps in Veterans-related community events.

Everyone is welcome to join MEC@Ford, a resource group dedicated to making Ford Motor Company the preferred automotive producer among Middle Eastern communities. Goals include building consumer relationships, demonstrating corporate citizenship, promoting diversity and developing cultural awareness. Activities include working with area schools and mentoring and supporting employees of Middle Eastern backgrounds.

PWN focuses on professional development for women, promoting an environment that attracts, develops and retains women employees and customers for the Ford team. PWN sponsors motivational speakers, mentoring programs, leadership initiatives and community projects. A number of affiliate groups are aligned under PWN, within areas such as Finance, Ford Credit, IT, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales and Service, Product Development and Racing.

Ford GLOBE represents Ford employees who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered (LGBT) and their supporters. Ford GLOBE’s mission is to foster an inclusive and supportive atmosphere within the Company for LGBT persons. The Employee Resource Group provides a venue for networking, socializing and communicating among active or retired LGBT employees, contractors and supporters as well as offer support services for employees coming out or transitioning at work. GLOBE encourages and assists Ford in its efforts to achieve greater market share among LGBT consumers.

Founded in 1996, FAIA presently has approximately 3500 participants worldwide. The key initiatives include:

Brand Promotion: to improve Ford's top-line and develop an integrated approach with Ford Multi-Cultural Marketing targeted towards the Asian Indian Community.
People Development: to improve Ford's bottom-line by developing strong future leaders and continue the successful Mentoring & Executive Shadowing programs, and organize Lunch & Learn sessions as well as Networking events.
Corporate Citizenship & Community Outreach: to improve Ford's image in the community.

Founded in 2001, the Ford Interfaith Network (FIN) aims to assist the company in becoming a worldwide corporate leader in promoting religious inclusion and understanding, corporate integrity and human dignity. FIN has worked to ensure employees of all religions have the freedom and comfort in bringing their whole selves to work, expressing their faith in an appropriate and meaningful ways, while promoting religious understanding and mutual respect.  FIN supports the needs of the company by providing its members developmental assignments, building strong community relationships, and achieving business objectives.