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St. Petersburg’s St. Vincent de Paul CARES got $5 million from Bezos group
Orlando-based Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida got $2.5 million
Orlando organization plans a mobile-services unit to help homeless families
St. Vincent de Paul CARES received $5 million, and the Coalition for the Homeless got $2.5 million, according to the Day 1 Families Fund website.
They stand among 42 grant recipients of the Day 1 Families Fund, which says it gives annual leadership awards to organizations and civic groups that do “compassionate, needle-moving work” as they provide food and shelter to families.
They were the only Florida organizations to receive 2020 grants from the Bezos organization. Grants ranged from $450,000 to $5 million.