CSF Agencies
In a press conference at Boston City Hall, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who has been leading a Food + Fuel campaign for Boston residents this winter, joined United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley President Michael Durkin as United Way announced details of $2 million investment to provide individuals and families with emergency assistance for food, heat and other basic needs this winter. Since October, United Way has been leading a community effort – called the Community Support Fund-- to raise funds for Massachusetts residents seriously impacted by the economic recession. Today’s event details United Way’s swift distribution of $2 million into 25 health and human service organizations in the greater Boston and Merrimack Valley regions. These investments come at a time when even more individuals and families need assistance.
To channel relief directly to the people who need it most in the Boston area, United Way has tapped 25 organizations from its network of health and human services agencies. These United Way partner agencies were selected based on their history of providing emergency basic needs and their ability to link clients to help that will advance their self-sufficiency after the crisis has subsided. In total, 25 geographically diverse United Way partner agencies, from Boston to Lowell and Malden to Quincy, were announced today as recipients of Community Support Fund investments. A full list can be found at the end of the release.
United Way’s Community Support Fund will continue to raise funds for basic needs throughout the winter and over the course of the recession. Residents who want to learn about where to go to access help from the Community Support Fund can contact Mass211. Mass2-1-1 is the state’s hotline for information and referrals regarding health and human services. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Learn more about the Community Support Fund
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