Watch Crystal Haynes’ Boston 25 News interview with former FAB client Carlos on the importance of housing and support for homeless children and parents.
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FamilyAid Boston now delivers 5 tons of food and supplies to 1,600 children and parents each week through our emergency COVID-19 relief program. On top of that, […]
FamilyAid Boston client Lacy recently wrote a note of thanks for our staff’s efforts to secure a Section 8 voucher for her and her son, for the […]
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 […]
FAB would like to thank United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley for their continuous efforts in assisting our community to #endfamilyhomelessness. In case you missed it, WCVB-TV featured the work […]
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.
