Father Bill's Receives $15K Grant To Help Homeless, Hungry

BROCKTON, MA – A $15,000 grant awarded to Father Bill's & MainSpring will benefit the organization's food, shelter and housing programs that serve nearly 7,000 people annually. Ameriprise Financial awarded the grant to the non-profit organization dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in southern Massachusetts.

This is the sixth year that Ameriprise Financial has provided grants to FBMS.

"We need this continued support from philanthropic companies like Ameriprise now more than ever," said John Yazwinski, President & CEO of Father Bill's & MainSpring. "As the cost of housing in Massachusetts continues to rise, it's crucial that we continue to receive such generous support so that we can keep individuals and families off the streets, out of the cold, and on a path towards stable housing, better health, and self-sufficiency."

FBMS said its food programs — based in Quincy and Brockton — served nearly 260,000 free, healthy meals to those struggling with hunger last year. Its emergency shelters serve nearly 3,000 annually. The agency also develops and provides approximately 550 units of supportive housing.

FBMS is a partner of the United Way of Greater Plymouth County, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley. For more information on the agency and its efforts, go here.