MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Billionaire Jeff Bezos has pledged $2.5 million to a Minneapolis nonprofit that helps the homeless.
Simpson Housing Services tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the grant from the Amazon founder and CEO is the largest in its 35-year history.
The donation will help the organization expand its family housing program over the next four years.
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The nonprofit has recently helped move people living at a large homeless encampment in south Minneapolis into a temporary shelter across the highway. As many as 300 people lived at the camp, where safety concerns surfaced.
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Information from: Star Tribune, http://www.startribune.com
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