The Bezos Day One Fund is donating over $123 million through dozens of grants to help the fight against homelessness, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Tuesday.
Recipients include the Chapman Partnership in Miami, Florida; Community Services & Employment Training in Visalia, California; Homeless Alliance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Housing First Inc. in Mobile, Alabama; Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resources Centers Inc. in Wailuku, Hawaii; Oglala Sioux Tribe in Pine Ridge, South Dakota; The Salvation Army, Denver Metro Area in Denver, Colorado; and the YWCA Missoula’s Housing Programs in Missoula, Montana, among others.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin speaks during the JFK Space Summit, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 19, 2019. Jeff Bezos attends the Axel Springer Award 2018 on April 24, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Under the motto"An Evening for" Jeff Bezos receives the Axel Springer Award 2018. launched the Bezos Day One Fund with a $2 billion commitment several years ago. Its two initiatives are the Day 1 Families Fund to combat family homelessness and the Day 1 Academies Fund to establish high-quality pre-schools for low-income communities, according to its website.
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