(Seattle, WA, Tuesday, November 23, 2021) – Launched in 2018 by Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos, the Day 1 Families Fund issues annual leadership awards to organizations and civic groups doing compassionate, needle-moving work to provide shelter and hunger support to address the immediate needs of young families.
This nonprofit is among 32 organizations around the country that are receiving this annual grant from the Day 1 Families Fund. This year, the grants total $96.2 million. The organizations were selected for the award by an independent advisory board of homelessness experts.
The Day 1 Families Fund grant comes at a critical time of the year—during the holiday season and as the winter months arrive—and will help the organization make a big difference in your viewers’/listeners’ community.
A leader from local organizations will be available to discuss their work and how they will use this generous grant to make an impact for local families experiencing or facing homelessness.
2021 Day 1 Families Fund Awardees
This year’s recipients include 32 organizations in 21 states that provide services to homeless families. They will receive $96.2 million in funding to help provide food, shelter and support to families across the country.
ACLAMO, Norristown, PA • $1.25 million
Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches, Lake Worth, FL • $5 million
Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless, Inc., Montgomery, AL • $1.25 million
All Chicago Making Homelessness History, Chicago, IL • $5 million
Asian Americans for Community Involvement, San Jose, CA • $2.5 million
Building Changes and Africatown International, Seattle, WA • $5 million
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, CA • $5 million
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Denver, CO • $5 million
Covenant House Alaska, Anchorage, AK • $1.25 million
Destination: Home, San Jose, CA • $5 million
Doorways, Arlington, VA • $2.5 million
Family Life Center, Kahului, HI • $2.5 million
Family Service League, Huntington, NY • $1.25 million
Friends of the Family, Waterloo, IA • $2.5 million
Homeless Action Network of Detroit, Detroit, MI • $1.25 million
Homeward, Richmond, VA • $2.5 million
LifeMoves, Menlo Park, CA • $5 million
Lubbock Open Door, Lubbock, TX • $1 million
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope, Las Cruces, NM • $2.5 million
Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter & Services, Waterville, ME • $750,000
Mississippi United to End Homelessness, Jackson, MS • $2.5 million
Newcap, Inc., Oconto, WI • $5 million
Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA), Garden Grove, CA • $1.25 million
Portland Homeless Family Solutions, Portland, OR • $2.5 million
Project Community Connections, Inc., Atlanta, GA • $2.5 million
Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP), Anchorage, AK • $2.5 million
Sacramento Steps Forward, Sacramento, CA • $5 million
SHELTER, Inc., Concord, CA • $5 million
Texas Homeless Network, Austin, TX • $2 million
The Link, Minneapolis, MN • $2.5 million
Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc., South Boston, VA • $2.5 million
Union Station Homeless Services, Pasadena, CA • $5 million