Boston Share Network (BSN) is a non-profit organization consisting of a coalition of volunteers, shelters, and agencies. BSN performs the following tasks:
These efforts are needed now more than ever! The shelters we currently work and have contributed to include:
Read a few testimonials from some of the shelters we work with:
"I can’t say enough about the wonderful support which we have received from the Boston Share Network (BSN). They have provided us with many material items which might not have been as readily available to our guests. The material items for our Clothing Room, Stabilization Program for people moving into their own apartments, and Studio Shine of our MAP Program are sorely needed. BSN has also helped with our annual Women’s Day of Renewal allowing us to provide gift bags to each participant. A major achievement of Share Network has been the funding of household moving costs for the newly housed. Without this funding many of our guests would have been left without the financial resources to pay pick-up and delivery charges from furniture banks/storage. We expect to continue to have a long and fruitful connection with Dorothy and Len Werst." .
~Jennifer Hight, MSW. Manager of Center Services, St. Francis House
"Boston Share Network has been our fairy godmother! Your generous group has outfitted us with many of the things that help us to be a gracious and welcoming place, from fresh new futons for our nap room, to gorgeous violet colored chairs and other staples for the Resource Center, and from hard-to-find attire, to moving funds for women heading into their own apartments. Not only that, but the whole group is incredibly supportive and uplifting! Your whole group genuinely cares, and makes wonderful things happen!" ~Tara Mullan Rousseau, LICSW, MA, Advocacy Manager, Women's Lunch Place
"The BSN has helped the Boston Rescue Mission through providing basic, everyday necessities such as pillows and pillowcases, as well as toiletry items such as shampoo and soap. This is an invaluable resource, affording the Boston Rescue Mission the opportunity to continue transforming lives at risk." ~Mac Caldwell, Case Manager, Boston Rescue Mission
"The Boston Share Network is a program that helps our ladies live day to day. They supply our guests with sleeping bags all year-round due to the guests having fears of being in a shelter to sleep and they feel safer outside our doors. The BSN also helps our guests by providing shoes and personal care items so the guests can feel human again. I request clothing on behalf of the guests in order that they can look beautiful and not feel dirty. BSN provides rolling suitcases so our guests don’t have to carry all their items in bags and they can live with more dignity. Women’s Lunch Place is very grateful to the Boston Share Network, as we could not be as productive as we are without them." ~Linda Burston, Support Coordinator, Women’s Lunch Place
"One of the great things about BSN is the way it brings together the shelters and various organizations with a view of generosity and sharing resources instead of the usual competition. After all "it takes a village to get someone back in to housing again". Being part of BSN has helped me in my work as an advocate because of the connections I've made."
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