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 …
Repaying Our Kindness
Despite her quiet, soft-spoken nature, Isabelle opened up to our delivery crew: she’d been physically abused by her husband for many years before she left him. With nowhere to go, she found herself homeless, at one point even reduced to returning to her abuser. Isabelle finally escaped her husband and got her own apartment but she had no furniture. When …
The Gift of a Good Night's Sleep
Since August, My Brother’s Keeper has moved adults off the floor and onto Tempur-Pedics, arguably the best mattresses on the planet! My Brother’s Keeper partnered with Good360, a website which helps nonprofits get free or deeply-discounted products from major retailers. Through Good360, My Brother’s Keeper purchased 110 full-size Tempur-Pedics for $5800—only $53 per mattress!—which included the cost of shipping from …
Two New Board Members
Two talented men recently joined the My Brother’s Keeper Development Board: Paul A. Quaranto, Jr. and Brian J. Walsh. Both reflect a new and growing dynamic: their children are the ones who introduced them to My Brother’s Keeper. PAUL A. QUARANTO, JR. Paul was recently elected President of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company in Canton by its Board of Directors, …