On Giving Tuesday, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Commits $38 Million toward Addressing Homelessness in Austin, Announces Community Match

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Austin, Texas, November 30, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Today the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation announced a commitment from $ 38 million to fight homelessness in Austinbased on the foundation’s longstanding commitment in Central Texas. From the obligation $ 36.6 million awarded Multiplying Goodness, a capital campaign for Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ Community First! Village development that will fund an additional 1,400 homes for Central Texas people suffering from chronic homelessness. The foundation invites the community to double the funds to help Mobile Loaves & Fishes bring its $ 150 million Target.

Additionally, $ 1 million Matching Funds go to Foundation Communities for the construction of 100 units on the Burleson Real estate at Community First! Village and $ 400,000 will go to LifeWorks to provide permanent housing for young people who have become homeless, in line with the residential goals of Mobile Loaves & Fishes and Foundation Communities.

“As Austin grows, it is more important than ever that we take care of the most vulnerable in our communities,” said Susan Dell, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. “By coming together as a community, we can help the homeless in Central Texas with the dignity they deserve, through stable living and the opportunity to experience community again. We are honored to partner with Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Foundation Communities, and LifeWorks – along with the broader ones Central Texas Community through our community match – to accelerate the difference that these organizations are already making on site every day. ”

Since 2015 Community First! Village has become a nationally recognized model for tackling chronic homelessness. A development by Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Community First! Village offers affordable permanent housing, solid support services and a strong community where people can begin to settle down, heal and change their lives.

“What is happening through Community First! Village is a reflection of the real goodness that exists in our great city,” said Alan Graham |, Founder and CEO of Mobile Loaves & Fishes. “Our vision is for Austin to truly become a community empowered to a lifestyle of service with our neighbors who have experienced homelessness. We are deeply grateful for this exceedingly generous gift from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the unifying effect it will inspire the wider community as we continue to serve our friends who need it most. ”

Of the around 3,000 homeless in Austin.51 percent are chronically homeless, compared to the national average for chronic homelessness of 25 percent. This grant is a one-time commitment to fund the expansion of Community First! Village to meet this urgent need.

There are a number of systemic factors that can threaten residential stability and continuous, sustained efforts are required to help individuals find and stay the way to a stronger and more prosperous future. The Foundation and Mobile Loaves & Fishes invite the community to multiply the good on this Giving Tuesday and beyond by making a contribution.

“The foundation remains committed to its core task of offering children and families who live in urban poverty opportunities through education, health and economic stability for the family,” shared Michael Dell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dell Technologies and Co-Founder of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. “We believe everyone deserves a chance. But finding the way to a stronger future without a safe place to live is not easy. With stable housing and a supportive community, people can create a better future.”

Mobile Loaves & Fishes has found that $ 150 million is required for the next expansion from Community First! Village. This budget includes $ 50 million to build all supporting infrastructure and $ 100 million to build around 1,400 additional apartments and the necessary buildings for a holistic supply. Building the next phases of Community First! Village is set to begin in 2022 and expand on an already proven model that has been shown to have a life-changing impact on the lives of the homeless in Central Texas.

About the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation:
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (www.dell.org) aims to improve the lives of children living in poverty around the world. Headquartered in Austin, TX and with offices in New Delhi, India, and Cape Town, South Africa, funds the Dell Foundation programs that promote quality public education and child wellbeing, and improve economic stability for families living in poverty. To date, the foundation has allocated more than $ 2 billion to global children’s issues and community initiatives.

About mobile bread and fish
Founded in 1998, Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a social service that empowers communities in a lifestyle of service to the homeless. The innovative Community First from MLF! Village is the country’s largest planned development, specially designed for men and women emerging from chronic homelessness, and has become a national model replicated by other organizations in different cities. With the support of tens of thousands of volunteers and more than 6 million meals served by the Trucking Ministry, MLF has also grown to be the largest prepackaged feeding program for the homeless in the world Central Texas and has spawned similar food truck programs across the country. More information is available at www.mlf.org.

SOURCE Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

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