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Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, recently toured the family’s emergency shelter being built on the company’s Seattle site.
Bezos visited Mary’s Place Family Center on Monday with Washington Governor Jay Inslee, according to a press release released on Monday. Their visit came shortly after the facility, which opened its doors to vulnerable families in March 2020, celebrated its one year anniversary.
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The CEO and Governor’s tour was led by Tina Browne, Mary’s Place Senior Site Director.
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, visited Mary’s Place Family Center at the company’s Seattle headquarters alongside Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington. The tour was led by Tina Browne, Mary’s Place Senior Site Director. (Courtesy of Amazon)
In an Instagram video shared by the Amazon CEO, Bezos and Inslee spoke to residents temporarily staying at Mary’s Place Family Center.
“Built in an Amazon office building at our Seattle headquarters, Washington State’s largest family home has sheltered 700 people, served guests over 130,000 meals and welcomed 26 babies born to dormitory mothers,” said Bezos in a statement. “Thank you to the teams at Mary’s Place and Amazon for their heart and soul in making The Regrade Shelter an important resource for our community.”
Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez toured the Mary’s Place Family Center. The couple interacted with children staying at the shelter.
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The eight-story facility has sleeping areas that can accommodate up to 200 family members per night. There are 30 Popsicle Place rooms on two floors, where families can look after children with medical problems. According to the latest Amazon press release, 26 children and 26 newborns were cared for at its Popsicle Place.
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Additional amenities in the shelter include an industrial kitchen and dining room, an on-site health clinic, recreation areas and rooms where residents can be connected with local service providers, or free legal assistance – some of which came from Amazon attorneys.
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A spokesman for Mary’s Place told FOX Business that the average stay of a family in a network of shelters is 95 days.
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Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Mary’s Place Family Center has applied health and safety protocols, including wearing face masks in common areas, daily temperature and health checkups, improved cleaning and capacity limits. Social distancing between families is observed and meals are served in shifts.
“Mary’s Place provides security, stability and hope to families affected by homelessness. This is an important part of our response to our homelessness crisis, and I am grateful that Amazon supports this special place,” Inslee said in the Amazon press release. “Visiting Mary’s Place Family Center with Jeff Bezos on the Amazon campus in Seattle was inspiring and encouraging.”
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To date, Amazon has sent more than $ 100 million in cash and in-kind donations to Mary’s Place.
