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Coming together for our global communities
Amazon continues to make a difference in communities around the world. Across our business, we are making significant investments to help close gaps in access and opportunity.
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    9 free skills training programs that help Amazon employees land higher-paying roles
    In September 2021, Amazon committed $1.2 billion to provide 300,000 employees with access to education and skills training programs—including college tuition for front-line employees—through 2025 as part of Amazon’s Upskilling 2025 pledge.
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    I’m an Amazon apprentice. Here are my top 3 tips for making the most of your career.
    Youth apprentice and Amazon UX Designer Shakibul Alam encourages young people to explore career pathways and get ahead through the Amazon JumpStart program.
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  • An illustration that includes an outline of the map of the United States. Within the map is a bar graph. The number seven is displayed to the left of the graph.
    7 key stats that help explain Amazon’s economic impact in the U.S.
    Economists looked at Amazon’s U.S. investments—from job creation to powering local economies—here’s what they found.
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  • A photo of sellers being celebrated at Amazon's Accelerate conference.
    Meet 3 Amazon sellers who support local communities every day
    Amazon’s 2023 Accelerate conference recognized sellers who are a ‘force for good’ in their local communities by combining their love for giving back with running their growing businesses.
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  • Image of multiple characters from season 2 of With Love.
    18 movies and shows to watch on Prime Video this Hispanic Heritage Month
    Prime Video celebrates the diverse experiences, voices, and stories of the Hispanic and Latino communities. Here are 18 great movies and shows that celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
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    Amazon's economic impact in Canada: How we're investing in local communities
    Amazon is a powerful engine of growth for the Canadian economy. Through innovation, investments, and job creation, Amazon is helping transform the economic potential of communities.
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  • A photo of diapers packaged for shipment by Baby2Baby.
    Amazon partners with nonprofit Baby2Baby to donate millions of diapers, clothing, and other necessities to children in need across the U.S.
    As part of a continued partnership, the organizations will use combined distribution capabilities to provide low-income parents with diapers and wipes.
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  • An image of Micah Hill, a 2023 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship recipient, holding out a sign that reads "Amazon College Scholarship Winner."
    Amazon awards $16 million in college tuition to U.S. computer science students
    High school seniors received a $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship to study computer science starting this fall with a paid internship opportunity.
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  • A photo of two students sitting at a desk in front of two laptops, listening to an instructor.
    Amazon to fund access to computer science education for more than 2 million U.S. students
    Amazon expands the reach of its childhood-to-career computer science education program that provides underserved and underrepresented communities access to STEM education.
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  • A collage of three images: one includes three women posing for a photo on the top left, the bottom left shows three book covers, and the right shows an illustration with Amazon smile logo and text that reads "#EmbraceEquity."
    5 ways you can celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day with Amazon
    Amazon is celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day by amplifying women-owned businesses, highlighting women at Amazon, and supporting women worldwide.
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  • A train passes by a housing complex with the Seattle Space Needle in the skyline.
    Amazon commits $25 million to new public-private housing fund that will build affordable homes near public transit across Washington state
    Amazon will direct $25 million from the $2 billion Housing Equity Fund to preserve and create affordable housing as part of an innovative pilot program established by Washington Senate Bill 5466.
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  • A photo of an Amazon delivery truck driver standing with their arms crossed, in front of a delivery van.
    How Amazon is supporting our communities, from access to education to affordable housing
    We partner with local nonprofits to address critical social issues, using our infrastructure, ingenuity, and passion for innovation to build stronger communities where our employees live and work.
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  • A photo of two students conversing in front of a laptop device.
    AWS launches a new artificial intelligence program for community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and HBCUs
    AWS Machine Learning University is now providing a new program that will help institutions serving historically underserved and underrepresented students deliver courses in next-gen tech with a free, comprehensive educator-enablement bootcamp and a curriculum based on the same courses Amazon uses to train its own developers and data scientists.
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  • A photo of two people washing their hands at an outdoor faucet.
    How AWS will return more water than it uses by 2030
    Getting AWS to be water positive requires new solutions and collaborations involving employees, global nonprofits, local communities, and public utilities—all with the same goal in mind: creating a better future for our planet.
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  • A woman wears an orange safey vest, a hard hat, and sungalsses as she walks outside by a solar farm.
    Amazon commits $53 million to fast-track innovations by female climate tech entrepreneurs
    Company joins USAID to accelerate women’s climate innovation and gender equity advancements.
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  • An overhead view of Amazon's spheres and its surroundings in downtown Seattle.
    Amazon’s legal teams have volunteered over 38,000 hours to help underserved communities
    Over 700 Amazon attorneys and legal professionals have worked pro bono to help right wrongful convictions, address homelessness, and protect children. Learn more from the program’s founder, Amazon General Counsel David Zapolsky.
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  • An image showing book covers for the recommended reading list for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
    A reading list to honor Indigenous Peoples Day
    Amazon Books editors worked with an Amazon employee affinity group to create a book list that celebrates the heritage of Indigenous peoples.
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    Amazon is investing $150 million in funds that support underrepresented entrepreneurs
    Amazon’s new Catalytic Capital initiative will invest in venture capital funds that support companies led by Black, Latino, Indigenous, women, and LGBTQIA+ founders. Amazon expects to support more than 10 funds and over 200 companies through the next year.
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  • An image of a global map that says "In 2022, AWS ID&E Innovation Fund allocated $750k for 28 projects"
    How AWS is helping its employees positively impact their communities
    The AWS Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Innovation Fund is expected to help employees support causes that reach 25,000 individuals from underrepresented groups around the world.
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    Indigenous youth face significant barriers to accessing computer science—here’s how Amazon is helping to close the gap
    Native American students are among the most underrepresented in computer science. Amazon Future Engineer is committing $2.25 million to engage 10,000 Indigenous students in computer science by 2025.
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  • An illustrated image that reads "Cultura, Celebrating Hispanic Culture" on the left, a black and white image of three men on the top right, and a text that reads "without tu there is no cultura" at the bottom right.
    Amazon Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
    Cultúra celebrates the individuals who move Hispanic culture forward, because without tú there is no cultura.
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  • Images of students working with Amazon Music professionals during their immersive program.
    Meet the 3 students at historically Black colleges who won $10k Amazon Music scholarships
    Amazon Music teamed up with the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective to award three students each a $10,000 scholarship and a two-week immersive rotation experience. Hear from two of the recipients.
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  • An image of a group of people cutting the ribbon to open the new learning center.
    Indigenous communities in Oregon open educational lab with AWS
    Collaboration between AWS and the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation will offer interactive learning in science, technology, engineering, math, the arts, and tribal community first foods.
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  • Text graphic with a data point about startup funding for LGBTQ individuals.
    Creating more opportunities for LGBTQ entrepreneurs
    Amazon Web Services (AWS) is working with StartOut to offer 50 mentorships, along with business and technical expertise for LGBTQ entrepreneurs starting their own businesses.
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