NAYA receives $5 million grant to help end homelessness, one of 42 nationwide
Day 1 Families Fund grants $105.9
million to 42 nonprofits helping
families gain housing support, stability
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Native
American Youth and Family Center
(NAYA) based in Portland announced Dec.
9 it has been selected to receive a $5 mil-
lion grant from the Day 1 Families Fund.
Launched in 2018 by Amazon founder
and CEO Jeff Bezos, the Day 1 Families
Fund issues annual leadership awards to
organizations and civic groups doing com-
passionate, needle-moving work to provide
shelter and hunger support to address the
immediate needs of young families.
“NAYA is beyond grateful for this sup-
port from the Day 1 Families Fund to help
homeless families,” said Paul Lumley, NAYA
executive director. “This year, COVID and
economic uncertainty have deepened the
housing crisis, particularly in communities
of color. In Portland, data shows that rates
of homelessness among Native American
families are shockingly, disproportionately
higher than all other groups. For so many
reasons, this grant could not have come at a
better moment. The need for these families
is significant and urgent.”
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This one-time grant, awarded to
organizations doing meaningful work to
connect families with shelter and sup-
port, will allow NAYA to strengthen its
ability to divert families from entering
shelter or becoming unsheltered, to pro-
vide culturally resonant wraparound case
management and to re-house families
experiencing homelessness.
NAYA is one of 42 nonprofits across
the U.S. to receive the third annual Day
1 Families Fund grants. The fund issued
$105.9 million in grants this year.
To select these organizations, the
fund worked with an advisory board
of homelessness advocates and leaders
whose expertise spans housing justice,
racial equity, direct services, homelessness
policy, equity for American Indian com-
munities and anti-poverty work.
This year’s grant recipients from
around the country include Anchorage
Coalition to End Homelessness; The
Cathedral Center, Inc.; Catholic Charities
of Acadiana; Coalition for Homelessness
Intervention & Prevention; Coalition for
the Homeless of Central Florida; Com-
munity Action Council for Lexington-
Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison and Nicholas
Counties; Congreso de Latinos Unidos;
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing
in Ohio; Denver Indian Family Resource
Center; East Los Angeles Women’s Center;
East Oakland Community Project; Facing
Forward to End Homelessness; Families
Together; Family Life Center; Friendship
Place; HELP of Southern Nevada; The
Homeless Families Foundation; Home-
less Outreach Program Integrated Care
System; HOPE Atlanta; House of Ruth;
Housing Matters; Housing Up; Kahumana;
MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action
Partnership, Inc.; Metro Denver Homeless
Initiative; MUST Ministries; The National
Center for Children and Families; Native
American Youth and Family Center; North
Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness;
One80 Place; Poverello House; Rainbow
Services; Refugee Women’s Alliance; Safe
Haven Family Shelter; Samaritan House;
Solid Ground; St. Vincent de Paul CARES;
Su Casa – Ending Domestic Violence; The
Salvation Army Austin Area Command;
Time for Change Foundation; United
American Indian Involvement, Inc.; and
WestCare California.
“We are honored that the Day 1 Fami-
lies Fund recognizes NAYA as ‘needle-
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moving’ as we tackle the incredibly
complex work of reducing homelessness
in the Native community,” Lumley stated.
“For years, NAYA has endeavored to create
innovative solutions to address homeless-
ness, knowing previous approaches were
not working for our families. This recog-
nition from the Day 1 Families Fund will
keep this work moving forward.”
About the Bezos Day One Fund
The vision statement comes from
the inspiring Mary’s Place in Seattle: No
child sleeps outside. For more informa-
tion, visit BezosDayOneFund.org/Day-
1FamiliesFund.
About NAYA
The Native American Youth and Fam-
ily Center provides culturally specific pro-
grams and services that guide our people
in the direction of personal success and
balance through cultural empowerment.
Our mission is to enhance the diverse
strengths of our youth and families in
partnership with the community through
cultural identity and education.
For more details, visit nayapdx.org.
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