My Brother's Keeper - Dartmouth Chapter
| Our mission | We are a Christian charity that seeks "To bring the Love and Hope of Jesus Christ" through our actions and example of service. Anyone living in our service area is eligible to receive our help, regardless of religion. |
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My Brother’s Keeper – Dartmouth Chapter
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Furniture-Food-Christmas assistance programsWe offer a variety of opportunities to serve, for all ages and abilities. |
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| How you help | We deliver furniture, food, and Christmas gifts to families in need free of charge. |
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| About us | We are a volunteer-based Christian charity with locations in Dartmouth and Easton, MA. |
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Please don’t forget to come out in support of My Brother’s Keeper’s “Pop Your Trunk” Food Drive in Dartmouth this Saturday from 9 AM – 11 AM! We are collecting all types of non-perishable items—but especially need peanut butter, cereal, mac and cheese, canned vegetables, canned fruit, tuna, pasta, and rice. Your participation will also provide financial support for the program as MassDrive.com has pledged to donate $5 for every item collected, up to $5,000! So come out to 1015 Reed Road in Dartmouth this Saturday, and support our ministry’s work… all from the safety of your own vehicle!
Missed you on Saturday, can I leave a bag out in front on Monday?
I have a few bags of food I need to donate where can I drop off from Raynham, ma, I also have a couch that I can drop off to anyone in need local
Southcoast HealthMy Brother's Keeper, a ministry with locations in Dartmouth and Easton that delivers furniture and food to families in need, will be hosting a contactless “Pop Your Trunk!” food drive on Saturday, June 20, from 9am – 11am, to support their emergency food assistance program.
The food drive will be held at the organization’s Dartmouth location, 1015 Reed Road.
My Brother’s Keeper is near and dear to James Witkowski, MD, the Charlton Memorial Site Medical Director for the Southcoast Hospitalists group and the current President of the Medical Staff at Charlton Memorial. Witkowski serves on the not-for-profit’s South Coast Development Board.
“This year, My Brother’s Keeper has stepped up their food deliveries significantly to those in need on the Southcoast and the results have been nothing short of astonishing,” Witkowski says.
“The organization mobilized to meet the demand due in large part because of COVID-19.”
According to information provided by the organization, they have made 4,532 emergency food deliveries in 2020 so far, helping 19,189 people in the geographic areas they serve; 2,492 of those deliveries, 45%, have been to first-time recipients. The value of the average food delivery is $185, equaling a total value of $838,420.
Witkowski first became involved with My Brother’s Keeper through its Christmas gift delivery program.
“I help select and wrap gifts for families in need at their Dartmouth building. It’s become our way of serving others during the holidays. I am constantly inspired by My Brother's Keeper small but dedicated staff, as well as by the large and passionate group of community volunteers,” he says.
My Brother’s Keeper delivered gits to over 3,200 families during the 2019 holiday season.
He adds: “Working in the hospital and seeing the daily struggles of so many people cemented my desire to be involved in giving back to the community that I feel so lucky to serve. Many people are struggling to maintain health while facing hunger, homelessness, and basic needs. It is a small part of the work that so many at Southcoast Health do to serve the communities where we work and live. My involvement has been truly life-changing.”
This Saturday’s food drive will accept any non-perishable item.
Their current needs include cereal, mac and cheese, canned vegetables, canned fruit, tuna, pasta, rice, and peanut butter.
A corporate sponsor, MassDrive.com, has pledged to donate $5 to My Brother’s Keeper for every item donated, up to $5,000.
Donors are asked to remain in their vehicles and simply pop their trunk while staff and volunteers safely remove food donations.
Pictured from left to right are volunteer Mike Duarte, Direct Service Associate Sasha Lopez, and intern Brooke Douglass.
For more information visit mybrotherskeeper.org.
