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Urgent: Help Families in Crisis This Holiday Season

Federal funding cuts and policy changes are creating impossible choices for vulnerable families in our local communities.

As we face a challenging 2025 holiday season, we need support to close funding gaps and provide hope for vulnerable children, families, and senior citizens.

Help Our Neighbors Like Mary

“When you don’t have family around, you can only make it so far on your own.”

When Mary, a senior in Lynn, unexpectedly lost her son, she lost both her child and primary caretaker. She began visiting Catholic Charities Lynn Food Pantry for help with groceries. With one in three Massachusetts families experiencing food insecurity, your support of Catholic Charities Boston can help clients like Mary ensure that no one has to go without a warm meal.

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Make a Gift

Our Hope for the Holidays campaign will provide emergency food assistance, rental and utility aid to prevent homelessness and utility shutoffs, and other essential needs.

 

To give by mail, please make checks payable to Catholic Charities Boston and mail to:

Catholic Charities Boston
Attn: Advancement Office
275 West Broadway
Boston, MA 02127

Our Urgent Needs

Our most urgent needs this holiday season include:

  • Monetary donations to help close funding gaps
  • Non-perishable items for our food pantries. Please email volunteer@ccab.org to arrange a drop off time and location. See Shopping List
  • Spreading awareness and volunteering to help.
  • $20 grocery gift cards (Target, Walmart, Star Market, Market Basket). Cards can be mailed or dropped off to:

Catholic Charities Boston
Attn: Advancement Office
275 West Broadway
Boston, MA 02127

 

How to Give

M&T Bank Launches Food Drive to Support Food For Families

Throughout November, M&T Banks is collecting donations to help feed struggling families in our communities. Donations can be be brought to M&T branches across Greater Boston. The most urgent items needed are canned protein (tuna, chicken), canned vegetables, grains (pasta, mac & cheese, etc.) and canned soup. Items will be distributed at Catholic Charities Boston’s pantries.

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Other Ways to Help

We welcome any organizations, parishes, and business interested in hosting donation drives, giving trees, and volunteering your time.

Contact katherine_houston@ccab.org to get involved.

Help families put a holiday meal on the table by collecting gift cards from colleagues, friends, or fellow organization members. We welcome $20 gift cards to Target, Walmart, Star Market, Stop & Shop, and Market Basket. Each card provides a main course for a family in need. Download this flyer to get started.

Cards can be mailed or dropped off to:

Catholic Charities Boston
Attn: Advancement Office
275 West Broadway
Boston, MA 02127

Spread hope online by creating your own fundraising page and inviting friends and family to give in lieu of gifts this holiday season. It’s a great way to raise money for a cause you care about and make a difference for families in need.

How to Get Started

  1. Visit to launch your page.
  2. Add a photo, a short message, and more information about your support of Catholic Charities.
  3. Set your fundraising goal and timeline and share your link.
  4. Download the Fundraising Toolkit for a helpful timeline, sample language, and social media tips.

Bring your business, organization, or parish community together with a classic Giving Tree. Download the program flyer and the Giving Tree Kit to get started. For questions, contact Kate Houston at Katherine_Houston@ccab.org.

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