Starbucks Will Start Paying Employees To Volunteer 20 Hours A Week

(CNN Money) — Starbucks is paying employees to give back.
The company announced on Thursday that it is testing a program that will allow some employees to spend half of their workweek at a local nonprofit.
With the help of Points of Light, a nonprofit volunteering group, Starbucks picked 36 Starbucks Service Fellows in 13 cities for the pilot program. For six months, the fellows will spend at least 20 hours per week working for Starbucks, and up to 20 hours per week at a local organization