The Claddagh Fund—the charity established in 2009 by Dropkick Murphys founder Ken Casey— joined forces with My Brother’s Keeper to strengthen the ministry and raise money for furniture and food deliveries to local families in need. My Brother’s Keeper launched a Facebook page on December 6th and the Claddagh Fund issued a very special challenge grant to add excitement: they …
A Season on the Brink
The second floor apartment was exceptionally neat and nicely decorated for Christmas. It was certainly a little small for a family of six but a nice home nevertheless. It was here that I received the strongest hug of my life. This was a Christmas season full of families on the brink. On countless deliveries we heard stories of someone losing …
A Sobering Call
“Hello. . . My Brother’s Keeper. How can I help you?” I answered the phone. “Is this the My Brother’s Keeper Christmas line?” In those eight words, I could hear both stress and a tremendous feeling of relief on the other end of the line. “It is,” I answered. “What would your kids like for Christmas?” “My four kids all …
“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. 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!