Over the past seven weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to spend time with some amazing people on the Meals Per Hour project. Last week I sat down with a few of them to hear, in …

Seeing TPS Everywhere
By Mary Catherine Brouder

The thing about the Toyota Production System (TPS) is that once you learn about it, you can’t help but see it all around you.

One of the key …

Youth In Action
By Mary Catherine Brouder

We really don’t give youngsters enough credit, do we?

We complain about their music, their fashion choices, the fact that they’re never off their cell phones…

So I …

The Best Performance Possible: How Beyonce And Toyota Are Kinda Alike
by Sian-Pierre Regis

So as you know I’ve been working with Toyota on its Meals Per Hour program, helping to make food distribution …

Success in Coney Island
by Lisa Richardson

I’m really pleased that the Coney Island Lighthouse Community Kitchen is back in business feeding those who need help. The space looks brand new after a heroic rebuilding …

Wheels In Motion
by Mary Catherine Brouder

If there’s one thing Toyota knows exceptionally well, it’s how to make people’s lives easier with a set of wheels.

So it should come as no surprise that …

Teaming Up With Toyota: An Update from Lady and the Blog
by Vera Sweeney of Lady and the Blog

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to see first hand what a Metro World …

Box Talk – Update #2
by Mary Catherine Brouder

When the Toyota team opened up the rear door of the delivery truck filled with emergency food boxes this week in Far Rockaway, it revealed progress, …

“Don’t Bother, There’s Nothing Left Here”
by Lisa Richardson

I’ve seen a lot in my past few years at the Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC):, A school system in Indiana trying to reduce electrical …

LatinaOnAMission.com is Partnering With Toyota and #MealsPerHour to Bring Aid to Victims of Superstorm Sandy
by Migdalia Rivera of Latina On A Mission

On October 29, Superstorm Sandy struck NYC. It was one of the …

Swagger New York is Teaming Up With Toyota
by Sian-Pierre Regis of Swagger New York

In the months after Superstorm Sandy, we chipped in to help those affected by gutting houses, passing out food, and …

Training Day
by Mary Catherine Brouder

In earlier posts, I’ve described how Toyota is sharing its manufacturing know-how with nonprofits in order to help them feed more people faster. But did you know that TPS …