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Habitat for Humanity www.habitatboston.org
South Shore Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
The Habitat program is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry with a goal to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness, and to allow the
less fortunate to realize their God-given potential.
Habitat doesn’t just rely on Baptists. In a larger scope, South Shore Habitat serves 32 cities and towns with more than 400 churches, synagogues, and other faith communities. Habitat has deep Christian roots, and faith communities of various traditions remain their most important source of support. Habitat’s international founder Millard Fuller said, “For
a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people’s love and concern for each other.”
Sharing, Inc., Braintree, MA
Sharing' s mission is to discover and nurture our common ground by providing pathways that span the divisions of race, geography, religion, and class.
Inspired by the compassion of Jesus, Sharing is headed by Kay Doherty and focuses on (1) promoting, organizing, and supporting ecumenically based Good Friday Walks, (2) identifying and supporting people and organizations working in the rural South who are positively impacting the lives of African American children who suffer the effects of racism and poverty.
Wellspring www.wellspringhull.org
For over twenty years our donations of food and
personal items have helped to ensure that Wellspring of Hull can supply regular or emergency contributions to needy recipients. Wellspring’s mission still remains “to provide support and skills to people
facing challenges to their financial, physical or emotional well-being in order to help them achieve independence and self-sufficiency.” In order to do this they reach out to their community with: food, adult education, computer training, career counseling, legal services, domestic abuse counseling, crisis intervention, holiday meals, holidays gifts, and transportation.
Interfaith Food Pantry
Again, the donations of food and personal items help the poor and needy in Hingham. In the 1980’s the Interfaith Food Pantry was established by a group of
volunteers from 10 churches and the synagogue, and representatives of the community at large.
Its mission is to benefit any Hingham resident whose limited income leaves him/her unable to purchase an adequate supply of food. To be eligible to receive food a person must reside in Hingham and meet basic income guidelines. Each individual or family may receive a distribution of food on a designated Tuesday, once a month. A special downstairs area has been set aside within the Second Parish Church, 685 Main Street.
Rosie' s Place www.rosies.org
Rosie’s Place in Boston provides emergency resources and long-term assistance for poor women who do not have the financial resources to meet
the everyday expenses of city life. Women living on the edge of survival have found an oasis of hope and nourishment at Rosie’s Place since 1974. This is done through supportive housing, one-on-one advocacy, and
education. By developing trusting relationships with guests, staff members create solutions that address each woman’s individual needs. No two are the same. The mission of Rosie’s Place is to help women maintain
their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives.
DOVE, Inc. http://www.volunteersolutions.org/mit/volunteer/agency/one_165121.html
DOVE stands for “DOmestic Violence Ended.”
This group is a non-profit agency based in Quincy that has served the needs of battered women and children since 1978. They provide shelter, a 24-hour hotline, outreach programs, education, and advocacy service to our South Shore communities.
Massachusetts Charitable Society
For more than two centuries, the Charitable Society has been providing aid to the vulnerable among American Baptist clergy and their families -- the widows,
widowers and children of those who have faithfully served as ordained religious leaders in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Narcotics Anonymous www.na.org
FBC is an official open meeting place for Narcotics Anonymous, meeting every Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall.
NA is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more than 31,000 weekly meetings in over 100 countries worldwide. It is a nonprofit fellowship of men and women for whom
drugs had become a major problem and they need the regular support of others to stay clean.
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