Student
Life: Leadership at the Service of Life
This year Montrose Seniors dedicated the last two weeks of school to volunteer work on site at the local service agencies listed below. They assisted with various needs from scrubbing mats for homeless people, to serving meals and painting houses.
BOSTON
RESCUE MISSION, BOSTON
Mission Statement: To provide the basic
necessities of life to all our guests To Empower our guests to become
valued members of society, while raising awareness for their plight To
Reflect the Love of God in all we do with integrity
HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY, WORCESTER
Mission:
We create decent homes in good communities by working in continuing partnership
with people in need who are committed and able to become homeowners. Our
volunteers believe that the greatest means to assist families is in providing
a home ownership opportunity. Simple, decent and affordable housing can
have a profound impact on stabilizing a family, and providing for long-term
security.
NATICK FOOD PANTRY, NATICK
Mission:
Provide meals to homeless and elderly.
ANNA BISONNETTE HOUSE, HEARTH FOUNDATION
Mission:
HEARTH was founded under the name The Committee to End Elder Homelessness,
Inc. (CEEH) in 1991 by a group of seven professional women with diverse
experience in housing, finance, health, human services, and administration,
and who had been participating in conferences and seminars concerning
homelessness. A majority of members of the original Board of Directors
grew out of the Gerontology Section of the Massachusetts Public Health
Association. Together, they provided the leadership for a coalition of
public and private agencies working collaboratively to eliminate elder
homelessness in Boston by creating permanent housing and support services
options for homeless elders. The group recognized that securing permanent
housing for this particular population would require significant and creative
partnerships across numerous industries such as housing, service providers,
shelters, health-care providers, funding sources, volunteers and private
efforts in our communities. Now entering its fourteenth year, HEARTH--Ending
Elder Homelessness counts itself as a strong leader among a maturing,
collaborative network of individuals, agencies and initiatives. We are
focused on the continuing need not only to create more homes for elders
in need, but also to provide the critical support for these elders in
their journey out of homelessness.
ROSIE’S
PLACE, BOSTON
Mission:
Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women, offers both
emergency and long-term assistance to women who have nowhere else to turn.
Established in 1974, Rosie’s Place is committed to welcoming each
guest with respect and unconditional love. Rosie’s Place accepts
no government funds, and relies instead on committed volunteers and private
supporters to accomplish its effective and innovative work.
ST.
FRANCIS HOUSE, BOSTON
Mission: Founded in 1984, SAINT FRANCIS HOUSE is a non-profit, non-sectarian
organization. Now New England's largest and most comprehensive daytime
shelter, we provide basic and emergency services, rehabilitative programs,
job skills training and transitional housing for poor and homeless men
and women in Boston, Massachusetts.