We look to leverage our scale for good and use our ability to innovate quickly to strengthen local communities. Our culture is built around solving ‘impossible’ problems, which is why we’re able to take a different, more hands-on approach than most. We believe we can make the biggest difference by working side by side with community partners.
We don’t do this alone. The heart and soul of our company is our passionate and brilliant employees, Amazon’s greatest assets and change agents. Amazonians multiply the positive impact our company can have, and our dedicated Employee Engagement team enables Amazonians to join us in making a difference.
Amazon’s comprehensive childhood-to-career program increases access to computer science education for children and young adults from underserved and underrepresented communities. We also support teachers wanting to bring coding classes to rural areas.
Through in-kind and cash donations, Amazon supports local communities with what we call ‘Right Now Needs,’ including food, shelter, and basic goods for children and their families. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we delivered more than 7 million meals to underserved and vulnerable populations.
Our Disaster Relief by Amazon team uses Amazon’s vast operational excellence and worldwide logistics network to fly planeloads and ship truckloads of Amazon-donated items to communities ravaged by natural disasters, such as hurricanes.
Our focus on housing equity includes a more than $2 billion Housing Equity Fund to preserve and create affordable housing for moderate- to low-income individuals and families in communities we are proud to call home. A $100 million commitment to our nonprofit partner also supports families on their journeys out of homelessness.