“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 …

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 …

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 …

Last November, My Brother’s Keeper launched our new website designed by ICON Advertising & Design. Supporter Denis Concannon owns the company and generously discounts his work more than 75% to help us put our best foot forward as a ministry. We’ve gotten many compliments over the year and traffic at www.MyBrothersKeeper.org has been strong: 35,000 unique visitors in the past …

One of the most common questions we hear at My Brother’s Keeper is “Where do you get your furniture?” Our furniture donations mostly come from residences — our regular pickup area includes 35 South Shore towns! —but My Brother’s Keeper is blessed with tremendous commercial and educational partners too. Over the summer, Tufts University donated 550 twin mattresses and 300 …

On Thursday October 4th, eighteen My Brother’s Keeper board members put aside their busy schedules to spend the day serving together for the 3rd Annual Board Volunteer Day. Like most charities, our board members typically donate their time on evenings and weekends. This annual board retreat focuses on the day-to-day work and it reflects our board’s belief that direct, personal …

Alex Ogozaly, the first person to fill a special ‘student board position’ on our Board of Directors, has accepted an invitation to join the My Brother’s Keeper Development Board. Alex graduated from Stonehill College in May 2012 and will be finishing an accelerated Masters in Accounting program at Northeastern University in December, ending his eligibility as a student board member. …