Commitment to our Community

Birch Hill has established a tradition of supporting community-based charities that benefit the needy in Greater Boston and in other New England cities and towns.  In 2009 we made contributions to the following organizations:

Cambridge Family and Children’s Services (Cambridge, Mass.) seeks to identify and implement ways to strengthen family and individual self-sufficiency and promote conditions that provide all children with stable homes.  It offers adoption, foster care and disability services for families and children throughout the city.  www.helpfamiles.org

Casa Myrna Vazquez (Boston) is a multi-cultural organization dedicated to ending domestic violence in the lives of women and children through advocacy, prevention and intervention programs.  www.casamyrna.org

Crossroads for Kids (Boston) is dedicated to creating a safe and caring community where young people from at-risk environments discover a sense of belonging and a passion for life. With their summer camp programs as the starting point, Crossroads provides life-changing experiences and year-round support that builds trust and healthy relationships kids can count on throughout their childhood, teenage years and beyond. www.crossroads4kids.org

St. Francis House (Boston), a non-sectarian organization, provides safe, caring, respectful and dignified refuge for homeless men and women.  www.stfrancishouse.org

Ethos (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) promotes independence, dignity and well-being among the elderly and disabled through affordable and culturally-appropriate home and community-based care.  Ethos is based in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston.  www.ethocare.org

Friends of Children (Northampton, Mass.) provides advocacy services to children who have been subject to abuse, neglect or abandonment.  Volunteers in the program work with the courts to represent the children’s best interests.  www.friendsofchildreninc.org

Friends of the Children – Boston is a revolutionary mentoring organization committed to supporting, developing and fostering high academic achievement and strong character development of children from at-risk communities in order to avoid cycles of poverty, abuse and violence.   www.friendsofthechildren.org

More than Words (Waltham, Mass.) provides empowering leadership and supportive employment opportunities for youth who are in foster care, court involved, homeless, or out of school to prepare them for self-sufficiency as they transition to adulthood.  www.morethanwordsbooks.com

Preble Street (Portland, Maine) advocates for and provides a wide array of services to people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing, hunger and poverty.  www.preblestreet.org

Vermont Food Bank’s mission is to gather and share quality food and nurture partnerships that will eliminate hunger in the state.  The organization collects and distributes food to its member agencies that serve over 66,000 Vermonters suffering from or at risk of hunger.  www.vtfoodbank.org