FamilyAid Board Member Runs His 9th Boston Marathon to Support Homeless Families
Kip Sanford is training hard to run the Boston Marathon on October 11, but Kip’s goal is even bigger than completing 26.2 miles — He is raising funds in support FamilyAid, a Boston-based nonprofit that empowers children and parents facing homelessness to secure and sustain housing and build strong foundations for their futures.
This is Kip’s ninth consecutive Boston Marathon, all of which he has run to support FamilyAid. As a member of the Board of Directors, Kip knows first-hand the impact these donations can have on homeless children and parents. “I have been on the board of FamilyAid Boston for 12 years, and I can attest to the great work they do in helping homeless families and children. All the funds raised to support this great agency help provide just the right counseling and assistance to families in need. And as a result, FamilyAid continues in its mission to prevent and end homelessness, one family at a time.”
Boston now has the third highest number of families experiencing homelessness on any given night in the country. Over the past year, FamilyAid provided 3,000 children and parents with the shelter, housing, and the supportive services needed to sustain or return to stable housing. During the pandemic, FamilyAid added emergency invitialves that provided 580,000 pounds of essential food and supplies to families weekly and $1.1 million in direct financial assistance to ensure families could pay for food, utilities, and other basic needs. The organization also opened a new, safe refuge shelter for families who arrived in Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center emergency rooms seeking a place to stay. ilies who are placed in housing by FamilyAid have a 99% success rate of remaining housed a year later.
Through the John Hancock Marathon Non-Profit Program, and the dedication and support of FamilyAid’s Marathon team, FamilyAid hopes to raise critically needed funds to create lasting solutions to the family homelessness crisis in our community. To learn more about FamilyAid Boston, please visit www.familyaidboston.org.
To make a donation to Kip, please visit his fundraising page.
