In The News
Graduating to 'a fresh start and a new life'
Boston Herald | July 11, 2010
NOTE: Includes Audio Slideshow. | Eric Brown had truly hit rock bottom. But just days before Christmas, Brown was moved to clean up his life by joining the Pine Street Inn’s Building Maintenance Training Program.
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Job trainees graduate, hopeful pain is in the past
Boston Globe | June 25, 2010
Yesterday marked the 10th annual graduation ceremony for Pine Street Inn’s job programs, which train unemployed, mostly homeless, individuals for careers in building maintenance, food preparation, and cafeteria operations.
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New chapter begins
Boston Herald | June 25, 2010
[Includes Slideshow] Standing tall and proud, dozens of Pine Street Inn job training graduates got their diplomas yesterday in an emotional ceremony that signaled a new start for men and women who overcame adversity with hard work.
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Partnered in the struggle for a place to call home
Boston Globe | January 19, 2010
Anya was neglected, and finally abandoned. Most of the two years of her life was spent locked in a garage. When humans approached, the large, gentle Leonberger-golden retriever mix cowered in fear.
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Another frigid day across New England
NECN | December 30, 2009
When the cold weather hits, many New Englanders just bundle up and bear it… "Clearly for homeless people this weather is a matter of life and death, " said Pine Street Inn President and Executive Director Lyndia Downie.
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Why I give: Tim and Jackie Walsh
Boston Business Journal | December 25, 2009
For Tim and Jackie Walsh, philanthropy is a couple’s thing, their team effort bringing them inside the Pine Street Inn as donors and volunteers.
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