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Welcome Home Friends and Supporters:
As you are probably aware, Massachusetts is experiencing a significant increase in the arrival of new immigrants. I see this as a positive for our state as new immigrants bring all kinds of energy and resources that contribute to our economy, cities, and cultural life. In the near term, new immigrants need what we have to share- the basics to make housing a home. In the last week alone, Welcome Home has been contacted by four agencies that serve recently-arrived immigrants and I have told them all the same thing - we want to help.
If you are seeking a way to directly impact new immigrants, veterans, families moving out of shelters and into homes, and survivors of domestic violence, here are some IMMEDIATE ways you can help:
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Schedule an appointment to drop off gently used or new basic necessities: blankets, sheets, towels, dishes, silverware, glasses/mugs, cookware. Please no rust, chips, tears or stains.
- Order new items through our Wish List here (small appliances preferred).
- Organize a Collection Drive (porch drive, church/synagogue drive, school drive, etc.). Learn more here.
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn and share our efforts with family, neighbors and friends -- @Welcomehomemass.
We request that you schedule any planned drop offs during the next three weeks so that we can ensure we fill our clients' homes with much needed essentials before our volunteers take a two week break from the important work we do. Welcome Home will be closed for the weeks of September 4 and 11 and will reopen on Monday, September 18.
We thank you for your continued support of the organizations, social service professionals and individuals who come to us seeking home goods.
Warmly,
Julie Plaut Mahoney, Ph.D.
and The Welcome Home Team
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