WELCOME

Dear Friends:

The causes of the families’ homelessness are numerous and varied. Some are displaced due to a fire, a flood, or a condemned building. Some become homeless as a result of local development, or due to gentrification. They cannot find a place to live because of the lack of affordable housing in our area. Their incomes are too small to meet their most basic needs. Sometimes an illness, or a mental health or addiction problem, preclude them from finding stable housing. Whatever the reason, from the newborn baby to the elderly, they could find no place to live.

Imagine the anxiety, the fear, the anger, the cold, the hopelessness. Homelessness and its terrible burdens are still with us, and the problem is getting worse.

But there’s something you can do to help! The goal of MASH is to find shelter for all homeless families, but our top priority is to help stabilize those homeless families with young children. To do this, we maintain five apartments in the area that provide emergency and transitional shelter. These apartments are safe and wonderful places that the children and their families can call “home” until they are able to secure permanent housing. MASH also has a family stabilization program to help families stay in their homes so they never enter the desperate cycle of homelessness.

You can help us help these desperate families by generously donating to MASH. Without your support, we simply cannot accomplish our mission.

We are called upon to be our brother’s keeper, and this is an excellent opportunity to fulfill that calling. Not only will you be providing the families with a safe place to sleep at night, but you will sleep better too, knowing that you are doing your part to care for the less fortunate among us.

Please be as generous as possible, and thank you for helping MASH to make a difference in the lives of our homeless families.

With gratitude,