Big Bend Cares, a nonprofit celebrating 40 years of providing health care, housing and supportive services throughout the Big Bend, announced on December 1 that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are recognizing the organization with a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. This investment is the largest private gift in the nonprofit’s history. Big Bend Cares is part of the eighth annual cohort of organizations across the country receiving funding from the Day 1 Families Fund to deepen their work to help every family have a safe, stable place to call home.
“This investment from the Day 1 Families Fund allows Big Bend Cares to do what our community has needed for far too long: create real, lasting housing solutions for families,” said Amber R. Tynan, CEO of Big Bend Cares. “For decades we’ve believed that housing is critical healthcare. With this support, we can ensure families have both the stability and the wraparound care they need to thrive, building a healthier and more resilient Big Bend.”
Big Bend Cares will use its Day 1 Families Fund grant to serve even more families experiencing homelessness in Big Bend, with the goal of ensuring no child in our community sleeps outside…