GBH News ‘In It Together’ Host, Arun Roth, speaks to President Larry Seamans in regards to FamilyAid Boston’s efforts to stave off the pandemic’s worst economic impacts […]
GBH News ‘In It Together’ Host, Arun Roth, speaks to President Larry Seamans in regards to FamilyAid Boston’s efforts to stave off the pandemic’s worst economic impacts […]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, FamilyAid Boston has experienced a surge of families needing help, many of whom never thought they could end up homeless. Sara and her two children, Angie, age 12 and Zoe, age 14 were one of those families. Sara is a single mother who works full-time at a social service nonprofit that helps connect school-aged children to community resources. Sara and her daughters live in a two-bedroom apartment close to Angie and Zoe’s school and a local community center.
The coronavirus pandemic’s hardships have tested all of us, and most especially the unstably housed and homeless children and parents served by FamilyAid Boston. While the harsh reality for families who lost jobs and the safety net of school and daycare is disheartening, agency staff have been inspired and driven by donors’ generosity and compassion to lift families up in this great time of need. Private support has helped the agency to respond to this crisis with immediate emergency aid, while still providing critical shelter, housing placements and homelessness prevention.
Families’ need for housing and services has grown tremendously since March, and FAB scaled its programs and partnerships to meet the demand. In the last year, FAB served more than 2,600 children and parents—a 63% increase over the previous year – as a result of the pandemic’s impact. Here are some the incredible outcomes private donor and foundation support has made possible.
In his own words long-time supporter and FAB Hero, Boston Marathoner Jim Partridge shares his fight against cancer, while running to end family homelessness.
FAMILYAID BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TESTIMONY Section 8, Racial and Familial Housing Discrimination October 13, 2020 Larry Seamans, President, FamilyAid Boston Thank you, Madame Chair, and members of […]
October 8, 2020 Press Release Pair of Bills Build Upon Oversight Committee’s Historic Hearings on Childhood Trauma and Trump Administration’s Attacks on Children STRONG Support for Children […]
FamilyAid Boston is thankful for Councilor Essaibi-George’s work on a creating a family homelessness commission to address this growing crisis. FamilyAid President, Larry Seamans, spoke in the […]
While FamilyAid Boston may best be known for its homelessness prevention work and its shelter services, the agency is also a national urban leader in housing placement. […]
This is the shuttered salon, without running water, where a family of five was living after fleeing their apartment due to weeks of a neighbor’s harassment, and […]
Kelly, a young single mom, came to FamilyAid Boston after being evicted from her apartment. Kelly couldn’t keep up with the cost of rent and daycare for […]