The Center will expand Audible’s community and economic initiatives while launching new and measurable models focused on advancing equality, racial justice and economic empowerment.
Since moving our headquarters to Newark in 2007, Audible has generated over $775 million of economic activity through initiatives focused on returning the city to its roots as a hub of innovation. A recent study measures our impact in Newark.
Our Cambridge team is leveraging their technical strengths to create educational and economic opportunities for their neighbors.
Audible is launching Newark Working Kitchens (NWK) to help feed Newark residents while supporting local restaurants. In collaboration with José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen and Marcus Samuelsson, NWK will provide free, daily meal delivery service.
As part of Audible’s ongoing efforts to hire local and to grow the innovation economy in Newark, Audible employees helped train aspiring tech talent at Per Scholas on Agile, an approach to software development.
From storytelling and STEM workshops to preserving a historic community landmark, over 1,000 Audible employees sparked positive change in the communities in which we operate around the globe.
Sixty middle school students from Newark got a hands-on look at audio production, learning how to write and perform for Audible in a visit to our studios.
To support Newark Mayor Baraka’s Book Club, Audible is providing 2,100 downloads of Adichie’s Americanah to 12th grade public high school students. The Book Club brings Newark’s private, public and non-profit sectors together to encourage reading.
Hailing from across the country and abroad, the newest cohort in Newark Venture Partners’ bridge-to-seed accelerator program is ready to thrive in Newark, New Jersey.
Visitors to Audible’s Innovation Cathedral are now able to tour the rehabilitated 80,000 square-foot former church and view historic elements including distinctive stained glass windows, original organ pipes and a bowling alley.
As Audible continues to engineer a new frontier of entertainment, CBS This Morning takes a look at our contributing role in Newark’s new chapter.
Groundbreaking stories break barriers. To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, we highlighted the stories—classics and transcendent new tales—that inspire us to create change.