Winter Walk, Boston’s signature annual event that raises awareness and funds for those who are confronting homeless, recently announced that FamilyAid Boston is one of 10 organizations […]
FamilyAid Boston has housed a record number of homeless children and parents – more than 350 – since the pandemic. These results were largely driven by several […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and government aid either expires or gets bogged down in red tape, FamilyAid Boston is expanding its humanitarian aid to help […]
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.
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. […]
Over the past four months, FamilyAid Boston has shared a great deal about its COVID-19 humanitarian relief efforts, telling you about critical distributions of food and essential […]