No snow… 2,500 hard-working volunteers… thousands of generous supporters… and most importantly, a deep commitment to serve struggling families in Christ’s name. Put all of these things together and you have the makings of our most successful Christmas program ever: 2,662 deliveries completed in 67 communities—10,500 children and adults served!—all in just 21 days. Each family received personally selected Christmas …
Student volunteering numbers
As I was going through all the student information from last year, I was pleasantly surprised at the numbers. Here’s some fast facts: 242 students from middle schools and high schools volunteered with us in 2011 (not including our Christmas program) that’s a 25% increase from 2010 They represented 48 different schools spread acrossMassachusetts,New Hampshire, and Rhode Island Students contributed …
“Without Even Knowing Us, You Helped Us”
No snow… 2,500 hard-working volunteers… thousands of generous supporters… and most importantly, a deep commitment to serve struggling families in Christ’s name. Put all of these things together and you have the makings of our most successful Christmas program ever: 2,662 deliveries completed in 67 communities-10,500 children and adults served!-all in just 21 days.
"It was worth it!"
Tuesday night we were blessed to have a visit from the staff of Salon Monique Day Spa of Canton. It was a real pleasure getting to meet the salon staff and work alongside them in our food pantry. We always like to give newcomers a tour— an explanation of our work and our history. One of the hairstylists, Matt, was …
Boxsprings For Those In Need
A special group of about 20 women assemble boxsprings at My Brother’s Keeper to help get families off the floor and into beds in the most cost-effective way possible. The materials are provided for us at cost by area businesses and the ladies take it from there: two cut flame-retardant fabric according to a template they created; up to eight …
WEEI Donates Air Time
In December, WEEI 103.7 FM donated thousands of dollars worth of free air time encouraging their listeners to help families in need by supporting the My Brother’s Keeper Christmas program. Thanks, WEEI, for being a part of our work in your own special way!
Living Day by Day
Many of the families we serve are living day by day: struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads and oil in the tank. How can these parents even think about joyously celebrating Thanksgiving and the birth of Jesus with their kids?
Living Day by Day
Many of the families we serve are living day by day: struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads and oil in the tank. How can these parents even think about joyously celebrating Thanksgiving and the birth of Jesus with their kids? A plea for help from Kathy in Dorchester reminds us how desperate many of …