Jacksonville-based Changing Homelessness has received a $2.5 million grant — the largest in the agency’s nearly 50-year history of serving struggling families in Duval and Nassau counties — from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund.

The nonprofit will use the money to “leverage and improve existing family programs and fill in identified gaps,” CEO Dawn Gilman said.

“It has been our community’s experience that we make good progress in reducing homelessness when we consistently focus on improving housing goals,” Gilman said. “Extraordinary progress can be made when we build and support a culture that consistently looks to improve outcomes and does not fear pivoting when presented with new information.”

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