Jim and Terry Orcutt, co-founders of Easton-based My Brother’s Keeper, talk about what has kept them involved in the charity for 25 years. Watch the video here.
You Make God So Proud for Doing His Work
God was truly present at my Brother’s Keeper this December as we celebrated the birth of His son by serving our more humble brothers and sisters. As always, we kicked off our Christmas Program in prayer. A record crowd of 750 attended our 22nd annual Gratitude mass with one of our own volunteers delivering the homily, recently-ordained Deacon Brian Kean …
Boston BOMA Approves Grant for 3rd Straight Year
For the past 24 years, the Building Owners and Managers Association of Boston has conducted the BOMA Benefit to help support outstanding local nonprofits that fight homelessness. For an unprecedented third straight year, My Brother’s Keeper has been designated as a beneficiary—an incredible affirmation of our work. “We were pleasantly surprised last year and absolutely stunned this year,” said Erich …
Fall River Challenge Grant
Our plans to open a Fall River facility in the summer of 2013 took a big step forward thanks to a very generous challenge grant: The Salah Foundation will donate $50,000 annually for the next five years in support of our Fall River expansion— $250,000 total — if we can raise matching funds for Fall River. “Our foundation does not …
Witness to Faith
Anyone who’s made Christmas deliveries for My Brother’s Keeper understands how special this experience can be. The gratitude and faith of the families we serve is positively inspiring. I met one such family making deliveries in Fall River with two volunteers, Ellie from Norwood and Brian of Abington. Down a back alley and up a set of stairs above a …
"Hallmark Couldn't Have Made a Movie Better Than This!"
One of this year’s most poignant Christmas requests came from “Sam,” a mom from Charlestown who made her envelope out of loose leaf paper underscoring her tight budget. Here’s what she wrote: “I’m a single mother of a 5 year-old daughter who never gets what she wants… she only gets what she needs. This year she begged me for a …
2012 Spirit of the Holy Cross Award
On December 5th at Stonehill College, co-founders Jim and Terry Orcutt received the prestigious Spirit of Holy Cross Award in recognition of their exemplary lives of service at My Brother’s Keeper and the Holy Cross Retreat House. “It’s an annual award that’s given by the U.S. Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross which encompasses the entire United States,” said …
Christmas 2012
“When I experience the joy of giving to my children, help me remember the agony of those who must watch their children go without.” Jim & Terry Orcutt, My Brother’s Keeper Prayer My Brother’s Keeper started accepting Christmas requests in mid-September and we’ve already promised our help to 1,500 families. We expect this number to grow to 2,700 families in …
Focusing on Christ
As a staff member at My Brother’s Keeper, I have the tremendous privilege of delivering God’s love and hope to families in need every day. Amidst our busy schedule, it can be easy to lose sight of this blessing, though, even for our staff. One recent delivery in Fall River’s Flint neighborhood put this privilege into sharp focus. As I …
Updates on Our Fall River Expansion
In every endeavor, our leadership asks the question, “Are we following God’s will?” It’s a difficult question… how can we know with certainty? The late Father Richard Sullivan CSC, a founding board member, gave us wise yet practical advice: “If you’re prayerfully working towards a goal and things move forward relatively smoothly, you can be confident your actions are in …