Catholic Church-run shelters in the New Orleans, Miami and Seattle areas of the US are each receiving $5 million from a charity created by Mr Bezos and her wife, MacKenzie.
He said: “We hope these grants provide the additional resources these leaders and their organisations need to expand the scope and impact of their efforts.”
The charities are among 24 organisations each taking a share of $97.5 million in grants. All the groups selected either help tackle homelessness or provide pre-school care in deprived areas.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami said it was “grateful” to the Bezos family for the funding it received through the Day 1 Families Fund.
Chief executive, Peter Routis-Arroyo said: “We are grateful to Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos for their generous and timely Day 1 Families Fund grant that allows Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami to be at the forefront of providing social services to children and families experiencing homelessness in the tri-county area of South Florida.”
Denny Hunthausen from Catholic Community Services of Western Washington told Northwest Catholic the grant it received “will have a considerable impact on family homelessness in Pierce County”.
Meanwhile, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans said extra…
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