Women's Lunch Place Annual Report
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019
Annual Report — Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Judy Beckler
FY19 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kay Calvert, Chair Mary V. Carty, Vice Chair Janine Danielson, Treasurer Sally Bachman, Secretary Clemia C. Brittenum Anne Bromer Kate Cook Kate Gallivan Megan Hall Eileen Hsü-Balzer Linda J. Kreisel Anthony Leonard Mark Lippolt Michelle McGee Sandra Allen O’Connor Glenn Quirion Derri Shtasel, MD Randy Wertheimer, MD
ADVISORY COMMITTEE Pamela Abeiga Jane Callanan Christine Cloonan Donna Fessler Ashley Irez Todd Jackowitz Joyce Kosofsky Kathy LaPoint Mary Moscato Thomas O’Neill III Jill Phillips Eileen Reilly, MD Jodi Slifka Eike Traina Roberta Weiner Michele Kessler * Angela Menino * *Ex Officio
Dear Friends of Women’s Lunch Place, In order to meet the growing number and heightened needs of our guests, 2019 was a year of strategic investment and innovation. Together over the last 37 years, we have built a reputation as a recognized leader in providing life changing, effective programming for the most vulnerable women in Boston struggling with homelessness and poverty. As we continuously improve programming to meet the increased acuity of need for more than 1,500 women annually - we recruit and retain employees with targeted expertise to respond to our guests’ complex issues. This year our investment resulted in hiring two clinicians with extensive experience in mental health and substance use disorder treatment - Maggie Giles, MS, Director of Programs and Rachel Klein, LICSW, Shelter Manager. WLP sees this as a crucial turning point that ensures our long-term viability and will drive our guests’ success as we stand with them in their journey to achieve more stable lives. In FY 2019, Women’s Lunch Place was selected by MIT’s Executive MBA program to receive pro bono consulting services worth more than $35,000 to address an operational challenge. The MIT and WLP team engaged in an in-depth review of WLP’s Advocacy Program. We know that women who are homeless, are members of a racial minority, live in poverty, or have a serious mental illness and/or cooccurring substance use disorder face formidable barriers to accessing services. The shame, stigma and fear our guests experience results in them not seeking care. WLP and MIT’s root cause analysis highlighted our ability to seize opportunities to redesign our approach and make meaningful connections with our most compromised guests. Our advocacy and direct care teams now welcome women with a seamless, integrated approach regardless of where a woman is…in our dining room, advocacy, resource center or in the community. This redesign, alongside a gifted staff and courageous guests, has made real change happen at Women’s Lunch Place. Thank you for your care and commitment that made it possible for WLP to continue to respond to the needs of 250 women every day.
With gratitude,
Kay Calvert Chair, Board of Directors
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There has been a steady increase in the number of aging homeless women who have complex health and behavioral health conditions. The mortality rate for the unsheltered population is 10 times higher than the general population, and 3 times higher than those who access shelters. Despite unemployment rates decreasing, hunger rates have increased in Massachusetts by 71% over the past decade. Massachusetts tops the nation in economic insecurity for elders living alone.
IMPACT – OUTCOME DATA FY19
Your investment has been wise – the impact is tangible Meals Program
Volunteers
Basic Necessities
104,715
32,827
5,782
meals served with fresh fruit, vegetables and lean protein
volunteer hours
showers
$125,851
400+
4,478
individual volunteers
naps
107
5,804
volunteer groups
loads of laundry
in-kind food donations received
Health Care
Resource Center
Advocacy
3,888
24,972
182
appointments to receive health care through Health Care Without Walls
visits to the Resource Center
guests received help to find and keep safe housing
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Program Overview For more than 37 years WLP has occupied a unique space in the homelessness service provider sector. As overnight shelters require individuals to leave during the day, WLP welcomes 250 women daily, 1,500 annually, while providing a low-threshold, safe, judgment-free community. WLP’s meals program, direct care services, and advocacy interventions mirror the public health model providing women the opportunity to improve their lives while making healthy choices about food, increasing access to affordable housing, job search, health, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, and legal aid. Our programming models this five-tier framework starting with the lowest level of intervention allowing a positive impact for every woman - healthy nutrition and a safe environment.
Healthy Meals Program Our Healthy Meals Program is at the core of our mission. We know that hunger, homelessness, and health inequities are inextricably linked, leaving women at increased risk for premature mortality and other serious health-related issues. Ongoing poor nutrition results in diabetes, heart disease, and many other health and mental health problems. Seventy-six percent of guests do not have a reliable source of nutrition, and many lack kitchens and resources to purchase and prepare meals. Annually, our Healthy Meals Program meets the nutritional needs of 1,500 women with little or no other access to healthy food. Our committed staff and volunteers prepare and serve guests breakfast and lunch restaurant-style allowing women to sit in community with others and be nourished. As women begin to trust and rely on healthy, delicious meals they also begin to contemplate accessing other critical services offered by WLP.
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Advocacy We believe housing is a human right. Yet, in FY 2019, we saw a 10% increase in the number of guests experiencing homelessness. WLP is keenly focused on securing housing and preventing homelessness. Our advocates provide the expert assistance necessary to help women successfully apply for and ultimately secure low-income, subsidized housing. Recently, we have seen women benefit from WLP support after they are housed. This promising practice is an area WLP will continue to pursue as we actively work with women to ensure they remain stably housed. Last year advocates helped 182 women with acute housing situations, which resulted in their moving from shelters and the streets to safe, permanent housing; from unsafe places to a safer neighborhood; and to receiving financial assistance to pay rent and utility arrears that prevented evictions. Through advocacy/care management we teach women skills to create and manage a budget and help them access public assistance benefits, we coordinate follow-up care with other agencies and professionals to assure that each woman receives needed services, and we provide funds to help pay for vocational training, classes, and other personal advancement opportunities.
Outreach Advocacy Initiative A significant portion of our guests are difficult to keep housed due to severe mental illness, substance use disorders, and severe trauma from domestic violence. Many of the guests also face barriers to stable housing due to medical issues, cognitive issues, sexual identity, and immigration status. The outreach advocacy initiative has successfully engaged with over 120 women with serious mental illness, addiction and chronic homelessness who are now in the process of housing search and accessing non-emergent health and behavioral health services. womenslunchplace.org | 5
Program Overview Creative Expressions Beyond hunger and homelessness, the vast majority of our guests have suffered trauma resulting in a loss of their ability to connect with others. We know that the process of creating art improves a woman’s sense of well-being and helps women develop a greater feeling of control. It also relieves symptoms associated with anxiety, loss, depression, and eating disorders. Our Creative Expression Program allows women to connect with caring staff, expressive art therapy interns and other women in our community as they build a sense of belonging. Our art classes improve a woman’s self-esteem and offer her ways to express her voice and experiences through artistic expressions, such as painting, drawing, jewelry-making, sewing, photography, quilting, knitting, and music. Within this program we see women develop a sense of pride and accomplishment for not only their creations but also for other women within the WLP community.
Direct Care WLP’s Guest Services team assists over 250 women every day. Located in our community dining room, the staff welcome guests warmly and ask, “how can we help?” Women are offered wrap-around services in response to their basic, yet critical needs, including an 11-bed nap room, shower and laundry facilities, emergency clothing, daily necessities, feminine hygiene products, and toiletries available to every guest. WLP is more than a safety net, it is a community, thanks to support groups, yoga, health and wellness workshops, classes, community gatherings, music, and group outings.
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Resource Center + Library The Resource Center provides women access to the necessary tools to advocate for themselves, get assistance with resume writing, job and housing searches, apply for public assistance benefits, and reconnect with family and friends. Guests have free access to computers, telephones, phone messages, postal mail services, reference materials, and a lending library. Women’s Lunch Place is a community partner of Tech Goes Home. Our Resource Center Coordinator is a certified trainer for Tech Goes Home allowing computer courses to be offered on-site for women with little or no access to up-to-date technology. As students successfully complete the course requirements they are provided their own laptop computer.
Medical Driven by our commitment to address health disparities experienced by homeless women, WLP provides free on-site access to volunteer doctors and nurses, paid by Health Care Without Walls, five days a week. Guests with chronic health problems rely on their care rather than emergency rooms to help keep them healthy. Our partnership ensures that every woman may benefit from preventative medicine like flu shots and wellness activities. This non-traditional approach to healthcare can reduce anxiety as guests wait to be called in the community dining room where they are free to eat, chat, do laundry, or just relax.
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Stories
Tech Goes Home
At Women’s Lunch Place, it’s all about dignity, equity and access. We knew if we built a healthy community our guests would be stronger. So, that is exactly what we did. Our intentional approach has resulted in guests obtaining access to services otherwise outside their reach. WLP partnership with Tech Goes Home (TGH) empowers women to overcome barriers and be part of a learning community as they acquire computer skills including keyboarding, word processing, emails, resume writing, and internet access. In 2019, Advocate Maya Dixon became a certified TGH trainer. The incoming skill level of the students enrolled in her first class ranged from none to basic. All of the students were non-native English speakers, struggling with poverty, homelessness and immigration status. One student, bilingual in English and Spanish, got the last seat available and offered to assist others with limited English. With the guidance of Maya and translation services by their fellow student—these women completed 16 hours of instruction. During the second to last class, our student/translator sent a note to Maya apologizing for missing this class. The message included a picture with the caption, “Sorry to miss class, I just became a naturalized citizen!” The class broke into cheers of congratulation and joy for their friend and classmate. One week later, all five students graduated and received their own laptop computer to recognize their achievements.
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A gift of dignity... a pathway to safety Two years ago, Kathy was living outside in the cold by the dumpster in the back alley of Women’s Lunch Place. Kathy would walk into WLP with her paper cup, pour a cup of coffee and return to the dumpster area. One of our direct care staff, Bonnie, began to approach her and asked if she would like some breakfast. Kathy said no, she just wanted some coffee. Disheveled with tattered clothes, clearly needing more than a cup of coffee, Bonnie accepted Kathy at her word and quietly kept checking in with her every day. Four months passed and Kathy said, “maybe I will have some breakfast.” Bonnie served her breakfast and Kathy started coming in for breakfast and lunch every day. Another few months passed, with Bonnie now quietly asking if Kathy would like to take a shower. Again, “no thanks.” Bonnie assured Kathy she wouldn’t ask anything of her and just wanted to offer her a shower. After several months, Kathy said, “is that shower still available?” As Kathy slowly began to trust, Bonnie introduced her to a Pine Street outreach worker. While sharing a cup of coffee with Bonnie and Kathy, the outreach worker asked Bonnie if she knew anyone who needed a permanent room. Bonnie said, “I’m not sure...Kathy, do you know anyone who needs a room?” Kathy said, “sometimes I think I do, but mostly not.” Several weeks later Kathy asked if the “nice lady from Pine Street was around.” Fast forward, after completing all the paperwork, Kathy was accepted and moved into her own permanent room at Pine Street Inn. When Bonnie shared this story, it was clear Bonnie had saved Kathy’s life. Bonnie said, “yes, but I think Kathy saved mine too.” Bonnie remembers her own struggles three decades ago as a young, homeless mother. For much of the world, Kathy is rendered invisible; at Women’s Lunch Place, she is a woman who has dignity and is seen and cared for in our world.
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Stories
An investment in the future What are you doing for others? When confronted with this most important question, Women’s Lunch Place volunteers, donors and friends provide us with countless examples. Debra and Bill Bulkeley’s commitment to social justice has been a gift to Women’s Lunch Place since 2014. Debra volunteers two days a week in our kitchen, helping prepare and serve meals to more than 250 women each day. Debra and Bill’s commitment of time and treasure has steadily built over the last several years. While attending our signature events, Debra and Bill gained a deeper understanding of our mission and our guests’ challenges. This past year, while attending Spaghetti Dinner, they were absorbed by the presentation by Linda Dorcena Forry, our honoree and former member of the Massachusetts Senate and House. She described an economic cliff on which our insecurely-housed guests are teetering. The loss of a job, a medical emergency, or a mental health crisis may push a woman over the precipice back into homelessness. Linda highlighted the Women’s Lunch Place Eviction Prevention interventions, and she challenged us all to think about our ability to invest. We know it costs $1,600 to prevent eviction versus $10,000 to evict someone. It resonated with Bill and Debra on many levels, particularly since they have read“Evicted,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning book recommended by their daughter that chronicles the traumatic impact of being thrown out of the place where you live. The Bulkeleys and Women’s Lunch Place share the conviction that everyone deserves a home. This belief resulted in the Bulkeleys making a major contribution to support women who are insecurely housed. The impact is real: women will avoid another cliff that would plunge them back into homelessness. We are so grateful for their gifts of time and treasure, and their willingness to share their inspirational story of social justice with our friends.
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WLP’s team is highly qualified to deliver services grounded in the public health model and brings experience from other best practice models including: TraumaInformed Care, Harm Reduction and Motivational Interviewing.
Guest Quotes Everything is great. Blessed to have a place like this to come to.
If it wasn’t for Women’s Lunch Place I would not be alive.
WLP is very good to us. You are very helpful. You all give us love. I really, really appreciate this place a whole lot. It is very supportive.
Please keep doors open because people need you!
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Financials consolidated statement of activities revenue and support
FY 2019
Annual Signature Events
$999,133
Contributions and Grants
$1,800,606
Other Income
$137,216
TOTAL INCOME $2,936,955
plus
In-Kind Donations
$1,175,304
TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT $4,112,259
expenses
Program Expenses
$3,449,829
Administration and General
$201,560
Fundraising
$462,979
TOTAL EXPENSES $4,114,368
increase (decrease) in net assets
-$101,928
net assets begining of the year $4,334,122 net assets end of the year $4,232,194
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revenue and support
annual signature events 34% contributions and grants 61%
other income 5%
expenses
administration 5%
fundraising 11%
program expenses 84%
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Donors It is with deep gratitude that we recognize the people, organizations, and foundations that have supported the work of Women’s Lunch Place between July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019, our Fiscal Year 2019. Listed below are all donors who contributed a total of $500 or more during Fiscal Year 2019. $50,000 + Anonymous The Baupost Group Anne C. and David J. Bromer Kay Calvert and Jim Manzi Cummings Foundation Michele and Howard Kessler Libra Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 Sally and Jeb Bachman Mary and Brian Carty Citizens Bank Foundation Jill A. Greenthal and Thomas Eisenmann Eileen Hsü-Balzer Merck Foundation New England Patriots Foundation Sanofi Genzyme Derri Shtasel and Gary Gottlieb Three Squares New England - Ride For Food Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner Hansjoerg Wyss/The Wyss Foundation $10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (3) A&C Costa Charitable Lead Trust/ Christine L. and Alberto Costa American Tower Corporation Heidi and Peter Heiland Charles F. Bacon Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts The Boston Foundation Holly L. Bruce/Highland Street Foundation Bushrod H. Campbell and Adah F. Hall Charity Fund Cogan Family Foundation Anne S. Covert and Ed Cutler Doe Family Foundation Helen Donovan and Holly Nixholm Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Kate and Andy Ebbott Cyndy and John Fish Atsuko and Larry Fish Lena and Ronald Goldberg
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Hannah and Jack Grove Barbara and Amos Hostetter The Richard and Natalie Jacoff Foundation Joyce Kosofsky and Kenneth Gloss Michelle R. McGee Robert M. McGee Music For Food William L. Nemerever New England Development Jill M. Phillips Lawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation The Charles Sanders Trust Saquish Foundation Nancy Skinner Jean Tempel Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TJX Companies Worldwide Broker Network U.S. Inc
$5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous (2) 360 Public Relations Beacon Hill Circle for Charity Cynthia and Ted Berenson Brookline Bank Brown Charitable Foundation Debra and William Bulkeley Theresa Smith Burke & Theodore Burke C & W Services Cambridge School of Culinary Arts Carolyn O. Carlson
Joanne B. Chang and Christopher Myers Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Comcast Corporation Charles H. Cross Charitable Foundation Thomas J. DiMarco Thomas W. Dower Foundation Erica and Jeffrey Drazen East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Flour Bakery + Cafe Foundation M Dean Goodermote and Diane Arnold Claire M. Greene and Thomas Titchener GW&K Investment Management, LLC Irene and Lionel Harris Mary W. Jacobs K. Kachadurian Estrellita Karsh Keystone Partners Deborah and Paul Kuenstner The Lagasse Group, LLC Kathleen and William LaPoint The Lindsay Foundation/Lynn Petrash LitmanGerson Associates, LLP Curtis Marble Pamela and Stuart Mathews Maureen and James Mellowes The George H. and Jane A. Mifflin Memorial Fund John C. and Eunice B. Morrison Charitable Foundation Alla O’Brien Charitable Trust James W. Ottaway and Katrina Velder Marianne and Willey Peckham People’s United Community Foundation of Eastern MA Joseph Perini Memorial Foundation Albert E. Pillsbury Charitable Trust Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger John R. and Emma D. Quint Memorial Fund Diana R. Rockefeller Ropes & Gray LLP
Lisa M. Saunders and David Hartstein The D.L. Saunders Real Estate Corporation The Clinton H. and Wilma T. Shattuck Charitable Trust Jodi and Andrew Slifka Brian and Stephanie Spector Lynne M. Spencer and Jeff Musman Jill and Michael Stansky Steward Health Care Natalie Tejero Serafeim Laura D. Tomasetti Eike Traina Karen and Mark Vachon The Frederick E. Weber Charities Corporation Louise and David Weinberg Wellesley Bank Charitable Foundation Wolf & Company, PC Workbar Mariann and Andrew Youniss $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous (4) Jacques Abatto and David L. Goldman AIG All Too Human Denise and Ralph Angwin Paula and Russell Antonevich Arch Re Facultative Underwriters, Inc. Nancy and Bill Armstrong Patricia and Jon Baker The Bennett Charitable Foundation Boston Properties, LP Carol Ann and Barry Breen Clemia C. Brittenum Edward Brooke Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Boston J. W. Carney, Jr. and Joy B. Rosen The Carney Family Charitable Foundation Joan M. Carragher Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Terry and Greg Clark Deya Corzo CVS Health
Margot Trotter Davis Dennis Family Foundation Coleen and Edward Dinneen Sarah and Walter Donovan Michael Donovan Caroline Edwards Linda M. Fennell Donna and Steve Fessler First Republic Bank Jill and Thomas French Kathleen and Mark Gallivan GBL Charitable Foundation General Reinsurance Corporation Give With Liberty Richard Grande Ann C. Groccia Maura K. Harrington Elisabeth Heinicke and Michael Levin Therese and Michael Hluchyj Andy and Andrea Immelt International Marine Underwriters Elizabeth and Edward Johnson Kates Foundation Judi and Tim King Seth and Beth Klarman Patricia and Jonathan Kraft Betty Morningstar Eloise and Kelly Lawrence The Learning Project Elementary School John and Suzanne Lehner Anthony F. Leonard and Michelle A. Natale Liberty Mutual Foundation The Phyllis W. McGillicuddy Charitable Trust Barbara Moore and Jack Vanwoerkom Mary and Richard Moscato Peabody & Arnold Pfizer Research Technology Center Marianne G. Renaud Michele J. Ryan Santander Bank William J. Sheehan, III Tracy Family Foundation The Ward Group Emanuel and Anna Weinstein Foundation Laura and William Wilson Robert L. Wolff and Caroline S. Lindeke $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous (5) Pamela Abeiga and David Nagel Margaret D. and Bob Ackerman Rita and Leonard Adelson
Adobe Matching Gifts Shari L. Agatstein and Mimir Reynisson Abby A. D. Ames
Mary Ames Julie F. Balzer The Barrington Foundation Cynthia M. Bear Rosalind and Walter Bernheimer David and Monica Bernstein Linda Betzer BlueWave Solar Bolotin Financial Group Sarah L. Booth and Edward Saltzman The Boston Sisters Convent Bottega Veneta Carol Boudreau and Bill Seibel Susan Boyle Nancy and William Brady Ruth Bromer and Joseph Huberman Christine A. Brown Elizabeth L. Burks Susan Okie Bush Michael and Krista Busnach Andy Calamare Barbara D. Calhoun Jane Callanan and Steve Hall CNA - Continental Casualty Company Cantilena Choir Aileen and Bob Capozzi Patricia Cassis Kimberly and Mark Castelda Janice Hayes-Cha and Jang-Ho Cha Terry Charron George W. Clark Arthur Clarke and Susan Sloan Marsha R. Cohen Alexi and Steven Conine Kate Cook and Thomas Donohue Corcoran Management Company
Thomas J. Costin Mary A. Crabtree Fund Karey Cropper Anne W. Crowley Cheryl and Brian Cuddy Cummings Properties, LLC Pamela and Belden Daniels Karen Daoust DC Beane and Associates Construction Company Rosario Delacruz Duck Creek Frank R. Dunau and Amy Davis Sandra and Paul Edgerley Kenneth Ensdorf Robert S. Everts Wildon Farwell James and Isabel Fieger Firestone and Parson, Inc. First American Title Insurance Company The First Church of Christ, Scientist First Congregational Church in Winchester, U.C.C. First Unitarian Society in Newton The Fleetwing Charitable Foundation Trust Elizabeth and Richard Floor FM Global Mollie Baldwin Foley Charitable Trust Kim and Bruce Freedman Mary C. Gallagher Daniel and Alexandra Gallagher Gap, Inc. Ute Geigenmuller-Gnirke and Andreas Gnirke Elaine Gentile Anne Gibbs and Don Miller Jane Goldman and Chris Gill Jane D. Goldstein Google Gift Matching Program Green Insurance Exchange, LLC Majorie Greville Megan Hall and Honor MacNaughton Lisbeth J. and Lyle G. Hall Rebecca Halstead Sarah E. Hancock Jennifer Hanlon Wigon and Timothy Wigon Bette Ann Harris Hartford Financial Services Group Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care HFTP New England Chapter Hidden Spring Foundation Mary G. Hildebrandt
Holland & Knight LLP Herbert and Hon. Nancy Holtz Merita Hopkins and James Ring Ann Howe Sherry Hughes and Barry Belotti Emily Hughey Eileen Hunt Income Research+Management Margaret and Edmund Ingalls Ironshore Insurance Services, LLC Todd and Anne Jackowitz Barbara Jordan William G. Kaelin Jr., M.D. Jill A. Kammermeyer and Robert J. Hochstetler Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation Harriet G. and David L. Kaufman Karen G. Keefe Elizabeth Keeley Holly and Eric Klose Amber Kopp Daniel Kramer Beth C. Kreidenweis Sarah and William Krouch Jacqueline M. LaBerge Jessica Ladd and William Brack Kathryn and Tom Lakin The Learning by Giving Foundation Dianne Ledingham Sarah S. Lentz David Levenfeld
Lexington Insurance Company Lois L. Lindauer and Louis Seltz Mark H. Lippolt and Scott MacDonald Barbara Manzolillo Shilpa Marda and Sumit Mehra Gabrielle McCree Carole L. McCullough David and Missy McGraw
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Continued... Medtronic Donald J. Miller Michael and Margaret Mone Deborah and Timothy Moore Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay Susan and Mark Nesline Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP Sandra and Brian O’Connor Susan M. Olsen and Richard C. Walton Helene G. and Martin J. Oppenheimer Charles Parker, Jr. Partners HealthCare The Patni Family Foundation Inc. Mary Jane Patrone Nancy L. Powers Kenneth Pristash Quincy Mutual Glenn Quirion and David Venter Maxine and Steven Raia Amelie L. Ratliff Sandra Ray William J. Reilly, Jr. Laureen and Mark Rheault Yesim Richardson Risk Strategies Company RLA Insurance Intermediaries, LLC Meredith and Eric Rosenthal Safeco Insurance Rosaria E. Salerno Salesforce Sawyer Parks Charitable Foundation Susan and Bob Schechter Kathleen and Frederick Schultz Sonja Selami Law Offfices, PC Susan McConologue and William J. Shea Steve Sheinkopf Karen Siegel Bernice Siegel Susan Skelley Constance and Jonathan Smith Carl J. Spector and Marilu Swett Patricia and Richard Spry State Street Corporation Martha and Sumner Stone Kevin Sullivan TFC Financial Management Inc. Joel C. Tillinghast Travelers Tufts Health Plan Foundation United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley Ursuline Academy Emma Vesey and Norman Zalkind
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Veson Nautical Doreen and D. Peter Vigue Webster Bank Wellesley Village Church Randy and Michael Wertheimer Ann Houston Wiedie and Keith D. Hartt Karen Willis and John Downing The Winchester Unitarian Society Christopher and Nicole Zibailo Judi Ross Zuker Marc P. Zwetchkenbaum
$500 - $999 Anonymous (6) A.W. Perry Inc Emmanuelle Accad Affiliated FM Insurance Company Mary and Paul Ahern Alexandra Construction, Inc. AmazonSmile Foundation Patricia S. Andrews Aon Aon Risk Solutions Argent Wealth Managemwnt, LLC Susan Ashbrook and Frederick V. Casselman Elizabeth F. Bachman Bainco International Investors Rajeev Balakrishna Jon Barnes Judith Barrett Ann Marie Barry Gwenyth Beaven Judith Beckler Kristen F. Begor Judy M. Belliveau Belmont Savings Bank Julie A. Rosen and Gary R. Belowich Jennifer Bentley Barbara Berke
Berkley Life Sciences Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Anne and Roger Berman Nancy and David Berman Claire and John Bertucci John Berylson and Amy S. Berylson Austin C. Bliss BNY Mellon Community Partnership/Matching Gifts BNY Mellon The Boston Company Wendy Bradley Brecher, Wyner, Simons, Fox & Bolan, LLP Katherine K. Brobeck Andrew N. Brody and Coleen M. Reid Juliet S. Bromer and Joshua M. Hauser Kim L Brown Inc Julie and John Buchta Burns & Levinson LLP C&C Janitorial Supplies, Inc. Nancy Cantelmo and Mike Rauworth Christina Casal Catic Samuel and Tillie D. Cheiffetz Foundation Helen Chen Citizens Charitable Foundation/ Matching Gift Program Beth Clymer Grace E. Colby Mary T. Conway Ronald and Barbara Cosentino Susan Crocker Cross Financial Crop. Gay and Eugene Crowley Mary E. Curtis Paula and John Daher Neil L. Daniels-Midman and Tristan Midman Janine Danielson Abigail Dawes and John Colombo Marydale DeBor Michele Demarest and John D. Patterson Jr. Lauren DeMore Patricia and Edward Deyton DOMO, Inc. Susan and Douglas Donahue Janet Dubner Michael and Mary Dunn Ralph D. Ebbott Effie’s Homemade, LLC Ralph E. Engstrom Jean L. Ensor and Brian Ensor Martha A. Erickson Grace Evans and Daniel Evans
Ann M. Faldetta Falvey Cargo Underwriting Falvey Insurance Group Renata Jasiul Ferrari Fidelity National Title Insurance Company David Fillingham and Debra Cash Lauren C. Finucane Laura G. Gordon Fisher Lucy Flynn and George O’Toole Melanie Foley Follen Church Society Debra E. Fox Marta and Robert Frank Julia Freedman and Ron Druker Melissa Frey Betty R. Fulton Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Gallagher Bassett Sheila and Howard Galligan Richard and Kristine Ganong Anne Gero Elizabeth Gianakos Dyan Goodwin and Rob Serio Caire C. Goodwin Susan Gorgi Victoria T. Graboys Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Barbara Gross Margaret Hadley Amy and John Haley Mary Hall Hancock United Church of Christ Hanover Insurance Company HarbourVest Partners LP Mary A. and Stephen J. Harvell Sally Haslanger The Hayden Harman Foundation Health Care Without Walls Margaret M. Heylin Mary Hickie Michelle Hicks The Hilb Group Hope and David Hirsch Michael V. Hirsch Josephine Ho Katherine O. Holman Richard Horsley John B. A. Hostage, Jr. Kimberly Hutchinson and Benjamin Tarlow Rev. Lynn L. Illingworth and Sue S. Illingworth Paul Ivanovskis Marcy E. Jackson Kara Johansen John Hancock Matching Gifts Program William F. Johnston Susan R. Kahn
Phyllis and William Kantor Barbara T. Kassler Georgette Katuna Dennis Keeley Scott L. Kennedy Susan C. Kirk Anne Kneisel Debra Smith Knez Annelie Koller Elizabeth and Andrew Komjathy Linda J. Kreisel Ms. Mary E. LaCamera Laurel Laliberte The Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency, Inc Jeanne Larkin-Henry and Michael Henry Brian Laskowski Holly Laurent Christine Lavigne Jean H. Lawrence and Peter Petri Jasper Lawson Rose A. Leander Lorraine and Donny Levine Rosemie Leyre and Steve Rogers Liberty Mutual Surety Carolyn and Stephen Locke Andrew Locke Lockton Ann O. Lord Anita and Joe Loscalzo Chuck Luca Paula A. Luccio Anastasia and William Lyman Robert and Kathleen Mahoney Kathleen Mahoney Laura Maltby Sara Jo and James E. Marble Paul M. Marecek Marsh USA Inc. Kristin H. Martin Stephanie and Michael Mastrianni Donna M. and Thomas J. May
Barbara A. McCann Diane L. McGlynn Mary Beth B. McInerney McKinsey & Company Stephen C. Mecke Brian and Julie Meringer MFS Matching Gift Program Michael W. Miles Ellen C. Minnihan Nicolas Minutillo and Sandra Larson Dell and Tim Mitchell Diane Monteith Paul and Sandra Montrone Robin and James Moody Moriarty Troyer & Malloy LLC Mortgage Network, Inc. Barbara Moss Moti Beverages, LLC Kate and Craig Muir Barbara and John Myers Donald Nelson and Neal M. Balkowitsch Joan C. Neumann New England Historic Genealogical Society New England Land Survey, Inc. Newfed Mortgage Dr. Nan Niland Murray and Grace Nissman Foundation Sharon Nolan The Norfolk & Dedham Group Melissa E. and David P. Norton James J. O’Connell, M.D. Jill and Peter Olive Orlans PC Panwy Foundation, Inc. Mary and John Paone PatientPing Jill Paul Carolyn Pelzel Anne Peretz Lori and John Pescatore Karen Pevenstein Philadelphia Insurance Companies Pierce Atwood LLP Christine and Harry Pizer Emily Pochman Lucille M. Ponte Krista Powell Katherine Prifti PURE Insurance Qualia Mary A. Quigley Sally and Robert W. Quinn Rainen Law Offices Mr. and Mrs. Roger Randall
Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts Eileen C. Reilly Melissa M. Reilly Related Beal LLC Chelsey and David Remington Rice McVaney Communications Margaret E. Richardson Charlene D. Rideout Gail Roberts Peter and Ruth Rooks Lawrence Rosenberg Mary D. Rosenfield Robert Rosenthal Benjamin F. and Elaine M. Ruback Kelly Ryan Saint Cecilia Parish Kenneth W. Salinger Maureen B. Savage Irene M. Sawka Richard L. Schmalensee Mary Scudder Jacqueline and Peter Segall Jan Shifren Mary J. Shultz
Carol Silverston Susan Simkins Ellen L. Simons Anne E. Simpson Slalom Consulting Mary Gambrill Aydelott Slavet Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation Mary H. Smoyer Angelina and Jamie Solomon Onalie L. Sotak Brian Souza and Darren Carlton Joan Spector Anne and Paul Spirn Arielle Stanford Starr International USA, Inc. State Street Foundation Jo Ann C. Stevenson
Barbara B. Sweeny Mary Ann Szyoko Karen V. Tarbell Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, P.C. The Hartford Amy C. Theobald Bernadette M. Thie and Ian R. Roke Elaine B. and Richard N. Thomas Judith Ogden Thomson Thos Moser Martha Thurk Amelia S. Todd Joyce Todd Tracker Systems, Inc. Tyco Security Products Elaine and Stephen Ullian United Health Group Matthew and Amy Varrell Mary K. Vedder Trudi Veldman Lenore and Fred von Krusenstiern Dani and Chris Wagener Catherine Weiskel Mary and Edward Wendell Westcor Land Title Insurance Company Kate Wheeler Jane Breschard Wilson Judith and Albert Zabin Zacks Family Charitable Fund Linda Zheng Christopher Zirpoli Zurich Insurance Vicki S. and Robert Zwerdling
Remembering those whose loved ones designated Women’s Lunch Place for gifts in their memory Elizabeth Ames Phillis Benoit Janet Cote Joyce D’Allesandro Eleanor DeMartino Anne Hughes Mary Lou Monaco Mary Paliouris Arlene Rachins Ann Sheehan Sue van Riel
We have made every effort to list donors with the utmost accuracy. If we have made any error or omission, please help us correct our records by contacting Lorraine Levine, Director of Development, at Lorraine@womenslunchplace.org or 617-449-7190.
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Partners Successful collaborations are crucial for us to be effective, yet not duplicate services available through other local agencies. WLP has strategically assembled a wide range of partners in the following key areas. Our partners share our commitment to supporting women living on or beyond the margins. Emergency Shelters Amal Women’s Shelter Boston Rescue Mission Bristol Lodge DOVE Eliot Community Center’s Safe Haven Program Pine Street Inn Queen of Peace Shelter Rosie’s Place St. Francis House St. Patrick’s Shelter Woods Mullen Shelter Finance Budget Buddies CAPIC Payee Program Hale Bernard Bill Payer Program Rent Secure Urban Edge Credit Counseling Healthy Meals Program Cambridge School of Culinary Arts Community Servings Eataly Fenway Victory Gardens Lovin’ Spoonfuls Northeastern University Project Bread’s Foodsource Hotline Rescuing Leftover Cuisine The Greater Boston Food Bank Area Farms and Restaurants
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Housing Affordable Movers Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Boston Housing Authority Boston Public Health Commission Boston’s Metrolist Brookline Housing Authority Cambridge Housing Authority Caritas Communities Clarendon Residences Commonwealth Land Trust CSI Co-ops Heading Home Hearth HomeStart Malden Housing Authority Metro Housing Boston Newton Housing Authority Pine Street Inn Quincy Housing Authority Revere Housing Authority Rosie’s Place Somerville Housing Authority St. Francis House Villa Victoria Job Readiness Boston Career Link Boston Center for Adult Education Community Work Services Dress for Success Boston Found in Translation Jewish Vocational Services Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission New England Center for Arts & Technology New England Center for Homeless Veterans Project Hope Project Place SPAN Inc. Tech Goes Home Training Inc. Women@Work Plus
Legal Boston Homeless Court Boston University Law School Chelsea Collaborative Greater Boston Legal Services Holland + Knight Irish International Immigration Center Lawyers Clearinghouse Material Assistance American Friends Service Committee Bob’s Discount Furniture’s Charitable Giving Program Boston Share Network Dignity Matters Dignity U Wear Hope and Comfort Household Good Recycling of Massachusetts Lens Crafters Letters Foundation Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Mission of Deeds New Life Furniture Bank One Roof Program and A Bed for Every Child Medical Boston Health Care for the Homeless: Barbara McInnis House Boston Medical Center Fenway Community Health Center Health Care Without Walls Network Health South End Community Health Center Massachusetts General Hospital Specific Elder Services Executive Office of Elder Affairs Executive Office of Health & Human Services Hearth
Substance Use & Mental Health Treatment Bay Cove Human Services Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST) Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program Boston Public Health Commission Boston Rescue Mission Ignatian Spirituality Project Mom’s Project/MORE Program PATTHS Pine Street Outreach Team the Department of Mental Health’s Outreach Team Victory Programs Vinfen Urgent Needs Action for Boston Community Development Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Boston BullPen Department of Transitional Assistance Lend A Hand Society Letters Foundation Myra H. Kraft Giving Back Assistance Fund Safelink Domestic Violence Hotline Salvation Army Social Security Administration St. Anthony’s Shrine Food Pantry
Get Involved! Donate Women’s Lunch Place relies solely on the generosity of individual donors, corporations, and foundations. Here are a few ways you can support our mission: • Support our annual events: Spaghetti Dinner, eat LUNCH give, and Mother’s Day cards • Help our guests through monthly/annual giving, corporate matching, and legacy gifts • Celebrate a loved one by making a gift in their honor • Sponsor a day of breakfast or lunch • Mark a special occasion with a donation in lieu of gifts • Host an event/fundraiser to benefit WLP
In-kind Donations Toiletries, seasonal items, and birthday gifts are always needed for our guests. Visit our website for a current list of needs.
Volunteer We welcome individuals and groups to volunteer to volunteer and help with food preparation, serve meals, assist in the Welcome Center and Resource Center, and more.
Partner with Us Host a collection drive for items for our guests, invite a WLP speaker to your next gathering or meeting, or help us sell Mother’s Day cards for our Mother’s Day Campaign.
To learn more about getting involved with Women’s Lunch Place, please email us at development@womenslunchplace.org.
Mission
Women’s Lunch Place is a safe, welcoming day shelter community, providing nutritious food and individualized services for women who are experiencing homelessness or poverty. We meet our guests where they are and treat them with dignity and respect.
Vision
Women’s Lunch Place will be a Boston Leader in providing hope, healing and dignity to women who are experiencing homelessness and poverty.
Core Value
• We believe that no individual should have to be hungry or homeless. • We believe all human beings should be treated with dignity and respect. • We meet each woman where she is, and we base and adjust our services according to her needs. • We offer our services in a gracious, comfortable, and safe environment, offering both physical and emotional sustenance. • We create a community of understanding and acceptance among guests, staff, volunteers, and board members.
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