The Bezos 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. The vision statement comes from the inspiring Mary’s Place in Seattle: no child sleeps outside.
Since 2018, the Day 1 Families Fund has issued 170 leadership awards totaling $521.6 million to organizations in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
2022 Day 1 Families Fund Awardees
We are excited to announce the fifth annual Day 1 Families Fund leadership awards. These 40 recipients from 26 states and Puerto Rico will receive immediate donations totaling $123.45 million to continue their compassionate, needle-moving work to help families move from unsheltered homelessness and shelters to permanent housing with the services they require to achieve stability.
Carpenter’s Shelter, Alexandria, VA • $2.5 million
CATCH, Inc., Boise, ID • $1.25 million
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Tucson, AZ • $5 million
The Center for Women and Families, Louisville, KY • $2.5 million
Changing Homelessness, Jacksonville, FL • $2.5 million
Chapman Partnership, Miami, FL • $5 million
Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County, Houston, TX • $5 million
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA • $5 million
Community Services & Employment Training (CSET), Visalia, CA • $2.5 million
Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO), Austin, TX • $2.5 million
Family Promise of Hawai’i, Honolulu, HI • $2.5 million
Family Promise of Northern New Castle County, Wilmington, DE • $1.25 million
Family Services of Tulare County, Visalia, CA • $2.5 million
Flagstaff Shelter Services, Flagstaff, AZ • $2.5 million
Gateway180, St. Louis, MO • $1.25 million
Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL • $2.5 million
H.O.M.E. Inc., Orland, ME • $600,000
Homeless Alliance, Oklahoma City, OK • $2.5 million
Hope House of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI • $2.5 million
Housing First, Inc., Mobile, AL • $5 million
Housing Forward, Dallas, TX • $1.25 million
HRDC, Bozeman, MT • $5 million
Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers, Inc., Wailuku, HI • $5 million
LA Family Housing, Los Angeles, CA • $5 million
Mother Nation: Honoring the Beauty and Strength of Native Families, Seattle, WA • $600,000
Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter, Inc., Nashua, NH • $1.25 million
New Reach, New Haven, CT • $2.5 million
Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, SD • $5 million
Partners for HOME, Atlanta, GA • $2.5 million
PATH, Los Angeles, CA • $5 million
The Salvation Army, Denver Metro Area, Denver, CO • $5 million
Samish Indian Nation, Anacortes, WA • $5 million
San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness, San Diego, CA • $5 million
Sojourner Truth House, Gary, IN • $1.25 million
Solo Por Hoy, Inc., San Juan, PR • $1 million
Start Corporation, Houma, LA • $5 million
Strategies to End Homelessness, Cincinnati, OH • $5 million
The Wellspring, Monroe, LA • $1.25 million
YWCA Cass Clay, Fargo, ND • $2.5 million
YWCA Missoula’s Housing Programs, Missoula, MT • $2.5 million
Meet a few of our grantees
2021 Day 1 Families Fund Awardees
The recipients in 2021 included 32 organizations in 21 states that provide services to homeless families. They received $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
Meet a few of our grantees
2020 Day 1 Families Fund Awardees
The recipients in 2020 included 42 organizations providing services to homeless families in 24 states. They received $105.9 million in funding to help provide food, shelter, and support to young families across the country.
Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, Anchorage, AK • $450,000
The Cathedral Center, Inc., Milwaukee, WI • $1.25 million
Catholic Charities of Acadiana, Lafayette, LA • $5 million
Coalition for Homelessness Intervention & Prevention, Indianapolis, IN • $1.25 million
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Orlando, FL • $2.5 million
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, Columbus, OH • $2.5 million
Community Action Council for Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Inc., Lexington, KY • $5 million
Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Philadelphia, PA • $5 million
Denver Indian Family Resource Center, Denver, CO • $450,000
East Los Angeles Women’s Center, Los Angeles, CA • $2.5 million
East Oakland Community Project, Oakland, CA • $2.5 million
Facing Forward to End Homelessness, Chicago, IL • $1.25 million
Families Together, Raleigh, NC • $1.25 million
Family Life Center, Kahului, HI • $1.25 million
Friendship Place, Washington, DC • $2.5 million
HELP of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV • $5 million
The Homeless Families Foundation, Columbus, OH • $1.25 million
Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System, Los Angeles, CA • $5 million
HOPE Atlanta, Atlanta, GA • $2.5 million
House of Ruth, Washington, DC • $2.5 million
Housing Matters, Santa Cruz, CA • $2.5 million
Housing Up, Washington, DC • $2.5 million
Kahumana, Waianae, HI • $2.5 million
MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership, Inc., Detroit Lakes, MN • $2.5 million
Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, Denver, CO • $1.25 million
MUST Ministries, Marietta, GA • $5 million
The National Center for Children and Families, Bethesda, MD • $2.5 million
Native American Youth and Family Center, Portland, OR • $5 million
North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness, Raleigh, NC • $1.25 million
One80 Place, Charleston, SC • $5 million
Poverello House, Fresno, CA • $2.5 million
Rainbow Services, San Pedro, CA • $1.25 million
Refugee Women’s Alliance, Seattle, WA • $2.5 million
Safe Haven Family Shelter, Nashville, TN • $1.25 million
The Salvation Army Austin Area Command, Austin, TX • $2.5 million
Samaritan House, Virginia Beach, VA • $1.25 million
Solid Ground, White Bear Lake, MN • $1.25 million
St. Vincent de Paul CARES, St. Petersburg, FL • $5 million
Su Casa – Ending Domestic Violence, Long Beach, CA • $1.25 million
Time for Change Foundation, San Bernardino, CA • $1.25 million
United American Indian Involvement, Inc., Los Angeles, CA • $2.5 million
WestCare California, Fresno, CA • $2.5 million
Meet a few of our 2018 and 2019 grantees
2019 Day 1 Families Fund Awardees
The recipients in 2019 included 32 organizations from 23 states that received donations totaling $98.5 million to support their meaningful, high-impact work to provide shelter and support for young families in communities across the country.
Bethany House Services, Cincinnati, OH • $1.25 million
Catholic Charities Eastern Washington, Spokane, WA • $5 million
Catholic Social Services Alaska, Anchorage, AK • $5 million
Coburn Place, Indianapolis, IN • $1.25 million
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, Hartford, CT • $2.5 million
Covenant House, New York, NY • $5 million
Family Gateway, Dallas, TX • $2.75 million
FamilyAid Boston, Boston, MA • $5 million
ForKids, Norfolk, VA • $2.5 million
Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan, Traverse City, MI • $1.25 million
Great Lakes Community Action Partnership, Fremont, OH • $1.25 million
Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, Orlando, FL • $5.25 million
HOPE Services Hawaii, Hilo, HI • $2.75 million
HopeWorks, Albuquerque, NM • $2.5 million
Interim Community Development Association, Seattle, WA • $2.5 million
Lafayette Transitional Housing Center, Lafayette, IN • $1.25 million
Mary’s Place Seattle, Seattle, WA • $5 million
MIFA, Memphis, TN • $5 million
Our Family Services, Tucson, AZ • $2.5 million
Pathways of Hope, Fullerton, CA • $2.5 million
St. Joseph Center, Venice, CA • $5 million
St. Joseph’s Villa, Richmond, VA $1.25 million
St. Stephen’s Human Services, Minneapolis, MN • $5 million
St. Vincent de Paul, Baltimore, MD • $5 million
The Road Home, Salt Lake City, UT • $5 million
The Road Home Dane County, Madison, WI • $1.25 million
The Whole Child, Whittier, CA • $5 million
UNITY Of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans, LA • $2.5 million
Upward Bound House, Santa Monica, CA • $1.25 million
Welcome House of Northern Kentucky, Covington, KY • $1.25 million
West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, Bridgeport, WV • $1.5 million
YWCA Columbus, Columbus, OH • $2.5 million
Meet one of 2018’s Bezos Day 1 Fund grant recipients
2018 Day 1 Families Fund Awardees
The 2018 awardees support homeless families in 16 states and the District of Columbia. They received donations totaling $97.5 million. Here are the awardees:
Abode Services, Fremont, CA • $5 million
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA • $5 million
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Miami, FL • $5 million
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, Tacoma, WA • $5 million
Community of Hope, Washington, DC • $5 million
Community Rebuilders, Grand Rapids, MI • $5 million
Crossroads Rhode Island, Providence, RI • $5 million
District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH), Washington, DC • $2.5 million
Emerald Development and Economic Network, Cleveland, OH • $2.5 million
FrontLine Service, Cleveland, OH • $2.5 million
Hamilton Families, San Francisco, CA • $2.5 million
Heartland Family Service, Omaha, NE • $5 million
Housing Families First, Henrico, VA • $2.5 million
JOIN, Portland, OR • $5 million
LA Family Housing, North Hollywood, CA • $5 million
Northern Virginia Family Service, Oakton, VA • $2.5 million
Primo Center for Women and Children, Chicago, IL • $2.5 million
Refugee Women’s Alliance, Seattle, WA • $2.5 million
SEARCH Homeless Services, Houston, TX • $5 million
Simpson Housing Services, Minneapolis, MN • $2.5 million
The Salvation Army, Center of Hope, Charlotte, NC • $5 million
The Salvation Army of Greater Houston, Houston, TX • $5 million
UMOM New Day Centers, Phoenix, AZ • $5 million
Urban Resource Institute, New York, NY • $5 million