Last updated on December 10th, 2020 at 12:54 pm
The Cathedral Center, Inc.was recently awarded a $1.25 million grant from Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’ philanthropic fund.
The downtown Milwaukee shelter will receive the one-time grant as part of the Day 1 Families Fund’s annual leadership awards, which recognize organizations and civic groups that provide shelter and hunger support for young families.
CCI plans to expand its services and programs, which serve women and families who are experiencing housing crises.
The organization said it will direct the funding to its Community Case Management program, which helps move families to safe and stable housing as quickly as possible, and to developing a landlord and housing liaison program focused on building trust with landlords and working with them to help tenants succeed. CCI said it will also launch a structured program to support children while their parents are receiving services on-site, including supported play, age-