August 16, 2025 • 16 mins
Over in Easton, the House of Possibilities provides an array of services, training opportunities, and even a respite space for people with disabilities, all in the hopes of helping them find community and live as independently as possible. Recently, HOPe received a major grant from the Yawkey Foundation which they say will be transformative for their work. President and CEO Katie Terino talks with Nichole about their plans for the grant, their "home away from home", and their efforts to promote inclusivity.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
From WBZ News Radio in Boston. This is New England Weekend.
Each week right here, we come together and talk about
all the topics important to you and the place where
you live. It is great to have you back with
us this weekend. I'm Nicole Davis. Being able to live
independently is so important. Regardless of whether you're getting older,
you're fully able bodied, or have a disability. Sometimes all
(00:30):
of us need a little help to find the best
way to navigate the world around us. For kids and
adults with disabilities, the House of Possibilities in Southeaston is
there to do just that. This nonprofit's been around for
a couple of decades, now based south of Boston in
Easton at Stonehill College, and their vision is simple. It's
all about inclusivity. A major gift that just came in
(00:51):
from the Yachey Foundation of more than five million dollars
is going to help them transition to the next level.
They will be able to offer services to so many
people around the greater Boston area. So let's talk about
the gift, we'll talk about their work so much more.
Let's introduce, though, first and foremost, Katie Tonino. She is
the president and CEO of the House of Possibilities. So, Katie,
(01:13):
thank you for being here. I just spoke a little bit,
of course about the work you do. Tell us a
bit more, though, get more into depth about your background
and your mission here.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Sure. House of Possibilities is a nonprofit organization that supports
children and adults with disabilities. We serve communities across Massachusetts
out of four locations in Easton and Boston. And the
organization was founded back in two thousand and three and
our doors opened in two thousand and nine on the
(01:43):
campus of Stonehill College, a space that has recently been
renamed the Yackey Campus phenomenal.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
So what sort of services do you provide then for
people who have disabilities?
Speaker 2 (01:55):
So we provide for the majority of our folks what
we call Pathways to Greater and our largest program is
in partnership with JVS Boston and it's a Pathways to
Employment program serving over one hundred and twenty adults in
the Boston and Eastern area.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
That's great, and you've probably am assuming you've been around
for almost twenty years now, which must be like, oh
my gosh, it's been twenty years. But you're doing some
great work around the community. Have you added more programs
each year? Are you trying to just focus on a
few core programs at this point?
Speaker 2 (02:28):
We are primary focus is on a few core programs,
the pathways to employment program that we just talked about,
as well as social and recreational programs, coaching in college, navigation,
and overnight respite. And again, these are programs that are
all supporting that pathway to greater independence, not just for
the individual but for their caretakers as well.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
You talk a lot about pathways, and you talk a
lot about getting people into employment, offering them these opportunities.
What are your methods for doing so? How does this happen?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Yeah, well, so we we try to take a holistic
approach and provide a number of things life skills training, volunteering,
coaching if someone's looking for post secondary education, college navigation,
social and recreational activities, overnight respite because a lot of
(03:18):
our folks are living at home with their families and
families need a break from each other. We're trying to
take a real holistic approach, right and we all realize
as successful as you as you are at home out
in the community with your friendships, your relationships and your job.
They all self reinforce your success overall.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
So Katie, tell me a little bit about your day
over at the House of Possibilities. How does it all
get started and what do you do well?
Speaker 2 (03:44):
I think I would start off by saying, we love
to give tours, and so we would invite anyone who
would love to tour House of Possibilities to please get
in touch with us, visit our website and we're happy
to arrange a tour. There is no better moment in
the day than at nine o'clock when the doors open
and we welcome all of our members to Hope. The
staff all stand around the door to welcome them into
(04:07):
the building, excited to take on the day. And as
each van opens and members walk through the door, the excitement,
the high fives, the hugs, it's just the most joyous
moment of the day is when everyone arrives and they're
so excited, even though they all saw each other the
day before, it's like they haven't seen each other in months,
and they're just so excited to see each other and
(04:29):
they can't wait to hear what activities are we doing?
You know, what friends are we going to meet? And
particularly and Fridays, which is what we call Funday Friday.
We have all of our stone Hill and Northeastern best
buddies come to our different sites. We have over one
hundred and fifteen best buddies, and our buddies and our
members engage in karaoke. It is our fun secret activity.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Oh my god.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Friday afternoons come either at nine am on any given
morning or a Friday afternoon for fun Day Friday and
Karaoke afternoons, and it's just hard not to fall in
love with the place.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Absolutely, that's when you see the soul of the place
really come out. Have you found that certain methods work
better than others? Like I'm sure that over the years
has been a lot of trial and error because not
everybody responds to programs in the same way. Not everybody's
disability is going to be the same. You can't attack
it from the same angle every time.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Sure. Well, I think at the highest level we are
about building confidence, right, It is true for everyone. If
you have the confidence to put yourself out there and
go out and be uncomfortable and try new things, you're
going to reach greater heights. Right. So ultimately all of
our methods are about creating that confidence and folks to
(05:46):
go off and reach their potential right being involved in
the community and getting out of the building and creating
relationships and providing access to lots of different opportunities, lots
of different experiences, exploring what we like and what we
don't like, and really trying to find that match between
(06:07):
the things we're passionate about and the things that we're
good about and needs in the marketplace is really what
the work is about.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Well, you have a big partner in all of this work.
We're talking about the Yachi Foundation. They do a lot
of phenomenal work around Greater Boston, Massachusetts, New England. Actually
as a whole. How did you get involved with the
Yaki Foundation?
Speaker 2 (06:27):
But we have had a relationship with the yak Foundation
pretty much since our beginning. The founders of Hope had
started this relationship back as early as two thousand and three,
and we have had a long standing relationship with them,
and in fact, they were the original funders that helped
us create the House at Stonehill College back in two
(06:48):
thousand and nine, and they have supported us ever since
totally over three point three million dollars of support to
the organization.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
And that is not insignificant. And when you look at
this new grant, you've I mean, that is even further
above and beyond. Tell me about this five million dollar grant.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Yeah, we're incredibly grateful for their sustained support and relationship.
And this grant is going to help fund a large
expansion to our facility at Stonehill College. And it's more
than just more than doubling our program space. It's about
helping us to create a building that was designed with
(07:30):
the work at hand. Right, So the original house, it's
very homey, it is all about restpit, it's about creating
a home away from home. And a lot of the
work that we've done since the founding of Hope has
been really supporting those adults post high school who are
on pathways to employment and who want to continue that
(07:53):
work for independence. And this building is really designed for that. Right.
We have a large communitity space so that we can
promote community gatherings and inclusion in both directions. We have
a commercial kitchen and cafeteria where individuals can practice kitchen
skills in food service with the real equipment that they
(08:15):
might find out in the workspace. We'll have a rotational
jobs lab so we can see where are the greatest
needs of the market and then create hands on learning
opportunities for folks to practice against skills. An art and
design center, recording and music studio, all of the different
a number of different areas where our members can practice
(08:41):
skills and passion to find that intersection with the community
and the workplace.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
And they're doing it in a comfortable place where they
know they have the support. They're not just going to
random different facilities where yeah, you could get the education,
but with you there right behind them helping push them forward,
it's got to make it a lot easier for them
to want to adopt these new hobbies and pick up
these new job skills.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Yeah, we're always surprised by what our members can do.
We like to think of ourselves as beside them right
where we're together in this journey, beside them, and we're
there to provide the support where needed. But we also
recognize that they have a lot of capabilities on their own,
and we want to provide those opportunities so that they
can build that confidence to do things and more things
(09:30):
on their own.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Yeah, and why did you decide now is the time
to do this?
Speaker 2 (09:34):
Well? To be honest with you right now, there is
a continuing shortage of these types of services here in
the state. As folks turn twenty two, there aren't always
programs with openings that they can transition too easily, and
particularly as we see the public school system offering more
and more what we call transition support and bringing more
(09:57):
and more Transitions to work program into the schools, more
and more turning twenty two students are looking to continue
to that work post high school.
Speaker 1 (10:08):
Now when it comes to coming to the House of possibilities,
is this something that's covered by insurance? Is this self pay?
Is this free? How much should somebody expect to pay?
Or how does this all work?
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Yeah, the majority of our services are funded by the
Department of Developmental Services, and so folks who are turning
twenty two or in some cases are coaching and college
navigation services are eligible to individuals eighteen plus. They would
first get their DDS eligibility and then move into the
pipeline of referrals for possibilities. We do offer some private
(10:45):
pay opportunities. A lot of our social rec programs. We're
trying to provide more and more opportunities for adults and
children to experience community based social activities, and those are
private pay.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
Well, of course, And then I think about money, because
you know, it costs a lot of money to put
all this together. Whenever I talk with nonprofits or people
like that, I make sure to mention all this great work.
I wish it was free. I wish we could just
get it all done. But this five million dollars is
not just going to go toward building a new home
or you know, expanding the home you have. These services
(11:18):
need support as well.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
Absolutely, we do rely on a lot of philanthropic support
as well to bridge the gap between what state services
or funding provide and what our community needs. And so
philanthropic support is incredibly important, and particularly as the demand
for our services just continues to grow, that philanthropic support
(11:43):
helps us to grow and meet the market's needs, right
meet our clients and our members and our families' needs.
And so this is going to go a long way.
And yet there's still more to be done.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
We'll talk about that in a moment. How people can
support you best. But when can people expect that this
new facility is going to be up and running. I mean,
construction sometimes has some setbacks and whatnot. But what is
your general opening date looking like well, I.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Hope I'm not putting them on the spot, but we
are lucky to have a fantastic construction crew, Auburn Construction,
and they are right now marching towards an early May
delivery date of the building, which is fantastic. And I
also want to give a shout out to Piet Associates,
which is our architecture firm, and Jim and his team
(12:32):
have done a fantastic job of really understanding our members'
needs and the organization's needs and designing a building that
is not just going to give us the spaces that
are going to offer the best programs, but also beautiful spaces.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
I can't imagine what a sigh of relief it's going
to be for you and the whole team when this
is finally done and you can walk into the space
and smell that nice new building smell and just know
that you have everything that you needed to help these
people become their best selves.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Yeah, it's going to be fantastic. And because we've been
working on this for over five years, you know, this
was a vision that came out of COVID and an
opportunity in COVID to really reimagine and think big and
to see this coming to fruition is just remarkable.
Speaker 1 (13:19):
Well, then let's talk about how people can support you best.
Obviously Yakey Foundation got to give them a huge shout out.
I mean this was incredible. This grand like you mentioned,
is going to go a long way. But for continual support,
if people want to donate, are you looking for corporate
sponsors or other sponsorships? What can they do.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
All of the above?
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Okay, that's fair, Okay.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
We are never not looking for support and the range
is wide right, whether it's philanthropic support each year to
help us provide the very best quality programs, to supporting
the capital campaign out in the future as we continue
to seek support for this building initiative corporate sponsors. We
run a fantastic event in the spring. It's a prom
(14:04):
for our members called Big Night Out, hosted by Brendan
Schooler of the New England Patriots. We always have a
few special guests and we are always looking for corporate
sponsors to sponsor this event and employers and volunteers. We
want to find our folks jobs community partners. We partner
(14:25):
with over seventy nonprofits and community organizations in the area
because our folks get great job skills and community engagement
through volunteering. And I'm proud to say volunteer over three
hundred and fifty hours a month back to the community
and that makes them feel really good because they feel
the value of giving back to their community through these
(14:46):
volunteer opportunities.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
This house is over at Stone Hill Over in Easton.
What is your range, you would say, where you work
in the most greater Boston, Eastern mass What are we
looking at here?
Speaker 2 (14:58):
So mostly the southeast region, although Boston is growing. We
started that program. We are located at JBS Boston at
seventy five Federal Street, and we just expanded into a
third classroom to serve up to forty five individuals out
of that location. We've learned a lot from being located
in downtown Boston, and so we are continuing our reach
(15:22):
in the city as well as down in eastern area.
And really Brockton is our next focus. Our neighbor in Brockton,
there's a lot of need there.
Speaker 1 (15:30):
Yeah, definitely. So then if somebody wants to volunteer, perhaps
they want to volunteer their business and connect with you.
However they want to get a hold of you to help.
How can they do that? What's the best way?
Speaker 2 (15:41):
The best way is go to our website. Okay, contact information,
inquiry form, location and directions, phone number, you name it.
Its House of Possibilities dot org. That is the best
way to get in touch with us.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
Okay. And again, corporate sponsors and if you want to
just donate because no amount is too small. Ten dollars
is not too small. That goes to help somebody do something.
So Houseofpossibilities dot org. What about social media?
Speaker 2 (16:05):
You can find us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Okay,
We're pretty active on all of them, so find us
on Facebook. At the bottom of our website. In the
foot are links to each of our social media pages.
Speaker 1 (16:17):
Okay. Well, Katie, congratulations on this big grant from the
Yachey Foundation. I really look forward to seeing the new
building when it's done. It's going to be such a
cool facility and all the best as you go through
the process.
Speaker 2 (16:29):
Thank you, Nicole. We'd be happy to have you.
Speaker 1 (16:32):
Have a safe and healthy and cool weekend if you can,
and please join us again next week for another edition
of the show. I'm Nicole Davis from WBZ news radio
on iHeartRadio,
From WBZ News Radio in Boston. This is New England Weekend.
Each week right here, we come together and talk about
all the topics important to you and the place where
you live. It is great to have you back with
us this weekend. I'm Nicole Davis. Being able to live
independently is so important. Regardless of whether you're getting older,
you're fully able bodied, or have a disability. Sometimes all
(00:30):
of us need a little help to find the best
way to navigate the world around us. For kids and
adults with disabilities, the House of Possibilities in Southeaston is
there to do just that. This nonprofit's been around for
a couple of decades, now based south of Boston in
Easton at Stonehill College, and their vision is simple. It's
all about inclusivity. A major gift that just came in
(00:51):
from the Yachey Foundation of more than five million dollars
is going to help them transition to the next level.
They will be able to offer services to so many
people around the greater Boston area. So let's talk about
the gift, we'll talk about their work so much more.
Let's introduce, though, first and foremost, Katie Tonino. She is
the president and CEO of the House of Possibilities. So, Katie,
(01:13):
thank you for being here. I just spoke a little bit,
of course about the work you do. Tell us a
bit more, though, get more into depth about your background
and your mission here.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Sure. House of Possibilities is a nonprofit organization that supports
children and adults with disabilities. We serve communities across Massachusetts
out of four locations in Easton and Boston. And the
organization was founded back in two thousand and three and
our doors opened in two thousand and nine on the
(01:43):
campus of Stonehill College, a space that has recently been
renamed the Yackey Campus phenomenal.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
So what sort of services do you provide then for
people who have disabilities?
Speaker 2 (01:55):
So we provide for the majority of our folks what
we call Pathways to Greater and our largest program is
in partnership with JVS Boston and it's a Pathways to
Employment program serving over one hundred and twenty adults in
the Boston and Eastern area.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
That's great, and you've probably am assuming you've been around
for almost twenty years now, which must be like, oh
my gosh, it's been twenty years. But you're doing some
great work around the community. Have you added more programs
each year? Are you trying to just focus on a
few core programs at this point?
Speaker 2 (02:28):
We are primary focus is on a few core programs,
the pathways to employment program that we just talked about,
as well as social and recreational programs, coaching in college, navigation,
and overnight respite. And again, these are programs that are
all supporting that pathway to greater independence, not just for
the individual but for their caretakers as well.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
You talk a lot about pathways, and you talk a
lot about getting people into employment, offering them these opportunities.
What are your methods for doing so? How does this happen?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Yeah, well, so we we try to take a holistic
approach and provide a number of things life skills training, volunteering,
coaching if someone's looking for post secondary education, college navigation,
social and recreational activities, overnight respite because a lot of
(03:18):
our folks are living at home with their families and
families need a break from each other. We're trying to
take a real holistic approach, right and we all realize
as successful as you as you are at home out
in the community with your friendships, your relationships and your job.
They all self reinforce your success overall.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
So Katie, tell me a little bit about your day
over at the House of Possibilities. How does it all
get started and what do you do well?
Speaker 2 (03:44):
I think I would start off by saying, we love
to give tours, and so we would invite anyone who
would love to tour House of Possibilities to please get
in touch with us, visit our website and we're happy
to arrange a tour. There is no better moment in
the day than at nine o'clock when the doors open
and we welcome all of our members to Hope. The
staff all stand around the door to welcome them into
(04:07):
the building, excited to take on the day. And as
each van opens and members walk through the door, the excitement,
the high fives, the hugs, it's just the most joyous
moment of the day is when everyone arrives and they're
so excited, even though they all saw each other the
day before, it's like they haven't seen each other in months,
and they're just so excited to see each other and
(04:29):
they can't wait to hear what activities are we doing?
You know, what friends are we going to meet? And
particularly and Fridays, which is what we call Funday Friday.
We have all of our stone Hill and Northeastern best
buddies come to our different sites. We have over one
hundred and fifteen best buddies, and our buddies and our
members engage in karaoke. It is our fun secret activity.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Oh my god.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Friday afternoons come either at nine am on any given
morning or a Friday afternoon for fun Day Friday and
Karaoke afternoons, and it's just hard not to fall in
love with the place.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Absolutely, that's when you see the soul of the place
really come out. Have you found that certain methods work
better than others? Like I'm sure that over the years
has been a lot of trial and error because not
everybody responds to programs in the same way. Not everybody's
disability is going to be the same. You can't attack
it from the same angle every time.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Sure. Well, I think at the highest level we are
about building confidence, right, It is true for everyone. If
you have the confidence to put yourself out there and
go out and be uncomfortable and try new things, you're
going to reach greater heights. Right. So ultimately all of
our methods are about creating that confidence and folks to
(05:46):
go off and reach their potential right being involved in
the community and getting out of the building and creating
relationships and providing access to lots of different opportunities, lots
of different experiences, exploring what we like and what we
don't like, and really trying to find that match between
(06:07):
the things we're passionate about and the things that we're
good about and needs in the marketplace is really what
the work is about.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Well, you have a big partner in all of this work.
We're talking about the Yachi Foundation. They do a lot
of phenomenal work around Greater Boston, Massachusetts, New England. Actually
as a whole. How did you get involved with the
Yaki Foundation?
Speaker 2 (06:27):
But we have had a relationship with the yak Foundation
pretty much since our beginning. The founders of Hope had
started this relationship back as early as two thousand and three,
and we have had a long standing relationship with them,
and in fact, they were the original funders that helped
us create the House at Stonehill College back in two
(06:48):
thousand and nine, and they have supported us ever since
totally over three point three million dollars of support to
the organization.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
And that is not insignificant. And when you look at
this new grant, you've I mean, that is even further
above and beyond. Tell me about this five million dollar grant.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Yeah, we're incredibly grateful for their sustained support and relationship.
And this grant is going to help fund a large
expansion to our facility at Stonehill College. And it's more
than just more than doubling our program space. It's about
helping us to create a building that was designed with
(07:30):
the work at hand. Right, So the original house, it's
very homey, it is all about restpit, it's about creating
a home away from home. And a lot of the
work that we've done since the founding of Hope has
been really supporting those adults post high school who are
on pathways to employment and who want to continue that
(07:53):
work for independence. And this building is really designed for that. Right.
We have a large communitity space so that we can
promote community gatherings and inclusion in both directions. We have
a commercial kitchen and cafeteria where individuals can practice kitchen
skills in food service with the real equipment that they
(08:15):
might find out in the workspace. We'll have a rotational
jobs lab so we can see where are the greatest
needs of the market and then create hands on learning
opportunities for folks to practice against skills. An art and
design center, recording and music studio, all of the different
a number of different areas where our members can practice
(08:41):
skills and passion to find that intersection with the community
and the workplace.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
And they're doing it in a comfortable place where they
know they have the support. They're not just going to
random different facilities where yeah, you could get the education,
but with you there right behind them helping push them forward,
it's got to make it a lot easier for them
to want to adopt these new hobbies and pick up
these new job skills.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Yeah, we're always surprised by what our members can do.
We like to think of ourselves as beside them right
where we're together in this journey, beside them, and we're
there to provide the support where needed. But we also
recognize that they have a lot of capabilities on their own,
and we want to provide those opportunities so that they
can build that confidence to do things and more things
(09:30):
on their own.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Yeah, and why did you decide now is the time
to do this?
Speaker 2 (09:34):
Well? To be honest with you right now, there is
a continuing shortage of these types of services here in
the state. As folks turn twenty two, there aren't always
programs with openings that they can transition too easily, and
particularly as we see the public school system offering more
and more what we call transition support and bringing more
(09:57):
and more Transitions to work program into the schools, more
and more turning twenty two students are looking to continue
to that work post high school.
Speaker 1 (10:08):
Now when it comes to coming to the House of possibilities,
is this something that's covered by insurance? Is this self pay?
Is this free? How much should somebody expect to pay?
Or how does this all work?
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Yeah, the majority of our services are funded by the
Department of Developmental Services, and so folks who are turning
twenty two or in some cases are coaching and college
navigation services are eligible to individuals eighteen plus. They would
first get their DDS eligibility and then move into the
pipeline of referrals for possibilities. We do offer some private
(10:45):
pay opportunities. A lot of our social rec programs. We're
trying to provide more and more opportunities for adults and
children to experience community based social activities, and those are
private pay.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
Well, of course, And then I think about money, because
you know, it costs a lot of money to put
all this together. Whenever I talk with nonprofits or people
like that, I make sure to mention all this great work.
I wish it was free. I wish we could just
get it all done. But this five million dollars is
not just going to go toward building a new home
or you know, expanding the home you have. These services
(11:18):
need support as well.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
Absolutely, we do rely on a lot of philanthropic support
as well to bridge the gap between what state services
or funding provide and what our community needs. And so
philanthropic support is incredibly important, and particularly as the demand
for our services just continues to grow, that philanthropic support
(11:43):
helps us to grow and meet the market's needs, right
meet our clients and our members and our families' needs.
And so this is going to go a long way.
And yet there's still more to be done.
Speaker 1 (11:56):
We'll talk about that in a moment. How people can
support you best. But when can people expect that this
new facility is going to be up and running. I mean,
construction sometimes has some setbacks and whatnot. But what is
your general opening date looking like well, I.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Hope I'm not putting them on the spot, but we
are lucky to have a fantastic construction crew, Auburn Construction,
and they are right now marching towards an early May
delivery date of the building, which is fantastic. And I
also want to give a shout out to Piet Associates,
which is our architecture firm, and Jim and his team
(12:32):
have done a fantastic job of really understanding our members'
needs and the organization's needs and designing a building that
is not just going to give us the spaces that
are going to offer the best programs, but also beautiful spaces.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
I can't imagine what a sigh of relief it's going
to be for you and the whole team when this
is finally done and you can walk into the space
and smell that nice new building smell and just know
that you have everything that you needed to help these
people become their best selves.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Yeah, it's going to be fantastic. And because we've been
working on this for over five years, you know, this
was a vision that came out of COVID and an
opportunity in COVID to really reimagine and think big and
to see this coming to fruition is just remarkable.
Speaker 1 (13:19):
Well, then let's talk about how people can support you best.
Obviously Yakey Foundation got to give them a huge shout out.
I mean this was incredible. This grand like you mentioned,
is going to go a long way. But for continual support,
if people want to donate, are you looking for corporate
sponsors or other sponsorships? What can they do.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
All of the above?
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Okay, that's fair, Okay.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
We are never not looking for support and the range
is wide right, whether it's philanthropic support each year to
help us provide the very best quality programs, to supporting
the capital campaign out in the future as we continue
to seek support for this building initiative corporate sponsors. We
run a fantastic event in the spring. It's a prom
(14:04):
for our members called Big Night Out, hosted by Brendan
Schooler of the New England Patriots. We always have a
few special guests and we are always looking for corporate
sponsors to sponsor this event and employers and volunteers. We
want to find our folks jobs community partners. We partner
(14:25):
with over seventy nonprofits and community organizations in the area
because our folks get great job skills and community engagement
through volunteering. And I'm proud to say volunteer over three
hundred and fifty hours a month back to the community
and that makes them feel really good because they feel
the value of giving back to their community through these
(14:46):
volunteer opportunities.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
This house is over at Stone Hill Over in Easton.
What is your range, you would say, where you work
in the most greater Boston, Eastern mass What are we
looking at here?
Speaker 2 (14:58):
So mostly the southeast region, although Boston is growing. We
started that program. We are located at JBS Boston at
seventy five Federal Street, and we just expanded into a
third classroom to serve up to forty five individuals out
of that location. We've learned a lot from being located
in downtown Boston, and so we are continuing our reach
(15:22):
in the city as well as down in eastern area.
And really Brockton is our next focus. Our neighbor in Brockton,
there's a lot of need there.
Speaker 1 (15:30):
Yeah, definitely. So then if somebody wants to volunteer, perhaps
they want to volunteer their business and connect with you.
However they want to get a hold of you to help.
How can they do that? What's the best way?
Speaker 2 (15:41):
The best way is go to our website. Okay, contact information,
inquiry form, location and directions, phone number, you name it.
Its House of Possibilities dot org. That is the best
way to get in touch with us.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
Okay. And again, corporate sponsors and if you want to
just donate because no amount is too small. Ten dollars
is not too small. That goes to help somebody do something.
So Houseofpossibilities dot org. What about social media?
Speaker 2 (16:05):
You can find us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Okay,
We're pretty active on all of them, so find us
on Facebook. At the bottom of our website. In the
foot are links to each of our social media pages.
Speaker 1 (16:17):
Okay. Well, Katie, congratulations on this big grant from the
Yachey Foundation. I really look forward to seeing the new
building when it's done. It's going to be such a
cool facility and all the best as you go through
the process.
Speaker 2 (16:29):
Thank you, Nicole. We'd be happy to have you.
Speaker 1 (16:32):
Have a safe and healthy and cool weekend if you can,
and please join us again next week for another edition
of the show. I'm Nicole Davis from WBZ news radio
on iHeartRadio,
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