It was late Friday afternoon when we pulled up to our last delivery in Brockton at the end of a long, very hot week. David Porzio (Quincy), Joe Zucco (BC High), Ben Williams (Coyle Cassidy) and I had no idea how special this one would be
A New Life Together
Lisa was waiting outside her apartment in Weymouth when we pulled up in the truck. Tears immediately began to fill her eyes. “Thank you so much for helping me. You don’t know how much this means to me.”
The True Meaning of Christmas
As the community of My Brother’s Keeper grows, each year continues to be ‘our best year ever.’ Our 2009 Christmas Program was no exception—more families volunteered so more families in need were served in Christ’s name than ever before
Recession Ends but Pain Continues in Our Community
Economists say the recession has technically ended but we know the pain hasn’t. Across America, millions are without jobs, struggling to pay their rent or mortgage and put food on the table. The same is true in Massachusetts. The Enterprise recently reported:
The Power of the Cross
In 1989, a year after Terry and I began My Brother’s Keeper, I was driving our old truck north along Route 138 heading for a delivery in Brockton. As I passed the race track in Raynham, I noticed a sign nailed to a tree just off the road. Handpainted on a weathered board, the bold letters proclaimed to all who …
"A Privileged Life"
I live in a suburban upper middle class town with my mom and dad, still happily married. I live comfortably with the luxuries of a happy home, a car to drive, and a place to sleep. I live a safe and sheltered life, and until my time at My Brother’s Keeper, I believed everyone around me did as well.
"Giving = Happiness"
By Don Aucoin, Boston Globe staff Not that any of you need more stress in your lives at this particular time, but Harvard psychologist Richard Weissbourd wants all you parents out there to take a long look in the mirror and ask yourself whether you’re doing your children more harm than good. For his new book, “The Parents We Mean …
"The coming charity crisis"
By Daniel Gross, Newsweek The latest victims of the sagging economy: charities. In May the annual gala of the Robin Hood Foundation, an event at which a few thousand hedge fund magnates and leveraged buyout titans conspicuously display their wealth and commitment to social justice while rocking out to A-list musical guests (Shakira, John Legend, Sheryl Crow), raised $56.5 million, …
"As it celebrates its 20th year, MBK bids farewell to it's founders"
By Vicki-Ann Downing, Brockton Enterprise The simple bungalow on Everett Street in Taunton doesn’t look like a place where grace struck two decades ago. But it was there, on a Sunday night in March 1988, that life changed forever for James and Theresa Orcutt, empty-nesters in their mid-40s, full-time employees at the Paul A. Dever State School. That moment grew …
"My Brother's Keeper rare among non-profits"
By Vicki-Ann Downing, Brockton Enterprise Dennis Carman, president of the United Way of Greater Plymouth County, says that My Brother’s Keeper is rare among non-profits because it has remained true to its faith-based origins by not accepting public funding. “They provide a needed service without any of the strings that come attached with other funding sources,” said Carman, who is …