2017 Annual Report Now Available
Hot off the presses – our annual report. Has yours arrived in the mail yet? Copies are available at Household Goods if you want to help us spread the word. Please share it with a friend who might not yet know about the work of Household Goods. Remember, your...
Finally, a Home
Sharon never imagined she and her son could become homeless. An army veteran, she had it all – a successful career, a stable home, a bright future. Then the unexpected happened. Sharon lost her job while battling a long illness. Without work, her savings ran...
#GivingTuesday 2017
As 2017 comes to a close, we would like to draw attention to Tuesday, November 28.Called #GivingTuesday, this global giving movement is celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber...
‘I Finally Did It’: Homeless For Years, Lenny Gets A Home
WBUR followed a homeless Boston man who was recently housed through city efforts, including his stop at Household Goods. See here for Lenny Higginbottom’s complete story.
Helping a Hurricane Survivor Make a Home
By Pat Simon – I met Elizabeth when she came to Household Goods after her house in St. Croix had been destroyed by Hurricane Maria. This is the same hurricane that destroyed Puerto Rico, and it hit the U.S. Virgin Islands on September 19th, but it wasn’t until October 12th that she finally got a flight out. She left with nothing but the clothes she was wearing.