St. Mary’s Center Announces $1 Million Match Offer from Amazon to Expand Programs for Families in Need
October 12 2017 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Supporters of St. Mary’s can donate at
http://stmaryscenterma.org or at agency’s Diamonds of
Dorchester Gala on October 18, and Amazon will match donations up
to $1 million
St. Mary’s Center today announced the biggest, single corporate
gift in their history—a $1 million match offer from Amazon
(NASDAQ:AMZN) — which will enable the agency to expand its reach
into the community by providing preventative services, housing
support, and job training for families on the brink of
homelessness. To celebrate the announcement and their partnership,
St. Mary’s Center and Amazon planned a Fall Fun Festival for St.
Mary’s Center families and staff in Boston.
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St. Mary’s Center is a leader in programs, services, and shelter
for homeless women and their families. The organization is located
in Dorchester, where the highest concentration of homeless families
within the City of Boston (47%) live. Today, St. Mary’s Center
supports more than 600 children and families through emergency
shelter, job and employment training, and educational, clinical,
and preventive services. Founded in 1993, the organization has more
than 100 employees and hundreds of volunteers.
With Amazon’s match, St. Mary’s Center will build on its
cornerstones of educational advancement, economic stability, and
emotional well-being for women, children, and families who have
experienced trauma or are living in poverty by creating a Community
Resource Center on its campus. The new program and its staff will
support both families transitioning to permanent housing as well as
provide proactive support to families on the brink of
homelessness.
“We are so grateful to partner with Amazon for this match offer
to work to prevent homelessness in our community and the company’s
efforts to inspire others to join in by doubling their support of
the families we serve,” said Deirdre Houtmeyers, President and CEO
of St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children. “Everyone has a role
in ending homelessness. Giving to St. Mary’s Center today will
change lives for generations to come.”
“St. Mary’s Center is a very special place to me and to our
community,” said Mayor of Boston Martin J. Walsh. “St. Mary’s
Center does life-saving work for women, children, and families in
need, and this partnership with Amazon gives St. Mary’s the
opportunity to further strengthen families and prevent
homelessness.”
Mayor Walsh was born at St. Margaret’s Hospital. St. Mary’s
Center is located on the site of the former hospital. In the days
prior to Mayor Walsh’s inauguration in January 2014, the
relationship was renewed when many of the Mayor’s staff and
campaign supporters volunteered at St. Mary’s Center. The Mayor
also plans to speak at St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children’s
14th Annual Diamonds of Dorchester fundraising event on Wednesday,
October 18.
This $1 million match campaign expands Amazon’s support of
nonprofits that provide critical emergency services to women,
children, and families. Earlier this year, Amazon announced similar
$1 million matches to Friendship Place, a leader in the Washington,
D.C. region in developing innovative solutions to homelessness, and
Mary’s Place, an organization in Seattle that provides emergency
shelter and services for women and families experiencing
homelessness. Amazon also announced plans to build a permanent home
for Mary’s Place within its newest office building in downtown
Seattle – a first-of-its-kind partnership.
“More than 1,000 Amazonians call Boston home, and we are so
impressed and moved by the incredible, positive transformations
happening at St. Mary’s Center,” said Jay Carney, Amazon Senior
Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs. “We are excited to
expand our support for organizations that provide emergency
services for homeless women, children, and families – this time at
St. Mary’s Center, a comprehensive and evidence-based
organization.”
In addition to Amazon’s $1 million match, dozens of Amazon
employees are working together to support families of St. Mary’s
Center. This week an Amazon van traveled up the East Coast,
stopping in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, Boston, and
Cambridge, Mass. to collect donations from employees to give to St.
Mary’s Center families.
About St. Mary’s Center
St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children offers eight
innovative, family-centered programs for women and children who
have experienced trauma and are living in poverty. Placing families
at the center of our efforts, St. Mary’s Center works in
partnership with young women, many of them mothers, to break the
intergenerational cycle of poverty and achieve lasting, powerful
change. For more information or to make a donation, visit
http://stmaryscenterma.org/. Follow @St_MarysCenter.
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St. Mary’s Center for Women and ChildrenSusan Keliher,
617-436-8600 x491Vice President of Development and
Communicationsskeliher@stmaryscenterma.org
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