Since 1916, FamilyAid Boston has provided our city’s most vulnerable residents with homelessness prevention, shelter, housing, and support services. We help homeless families get back on their feet and plan for future stability and success.

This year I’m running Boston for FamilyAid Boston. Here is why.

FamilyAid Boston

Over the past five years, our Boston Marathon team has become one of our biggest fundraisers. In 2016, our 100th anniversary year, we hope to exceed $100,000.

As Marathon Monday approaches, that goal is becoming a reality. You can help us exceed our goal and help celebrate our 100th year of helping families in need of hope.

You may wonder, what good will my donation do? Here are just a few examples of the impact your donation could have:

• $35 feeds a homeless family in shelter for one day.
• $75 connects a homeless mother with an employment specialist who will help her write her first resume and begin a job search.
• $100 provides a family a night of shelter.
• $200 connects 2 families in shelter with a social worker who will help them save money, get the services they need, and create a plan to get them back into housing.
• $300 ensures that an on-call worker is available 24/7 for one week to place homeless families in emergency shelter.
• $500 connects 6 families living in shelter with a social worker who will help them save money, get the services they need, and create a plan to get them back into housing.
• $1,200 is the average cost to resolve an at-risk family’s housing crisis, keeping them in their home and out of shelter.

Run for Housing

This year, I’m running my 7th Boston Marathon!

Seven is a lucky number and I have been lucky my entire life and have never faced homelessness. I cannot imagine telling my kids to pack what they can carry, we have to leave.

Children need to go to the same school each year and make those life-long friendships. Children need stability and security.

FamilyAid Boston has been helping families create this stable environment for 100 years. Together we can help these families.

I’m ready to run 26.2 miles in what ever weather mother nature throws our way on April 18th.

Can you make a donation and help a family who may be facing dark skies?

You can make your contribution HERE.

Run well my friends,

Andy