Father Bill's & MainSpring Receives $25k Grant From Eastern Bank

QUINCY, MA — Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS), a regional organization founded to prevent and end homelessness, has received a $25,000 grant from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation (EBCF) to assist those who are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The grant is part of the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation's effort to provide funding to organizations focused on COVID-19 relief. In total, the foundation provided $45,000 in grants to FBMS in 2020.

“This past year has been by far the most difficult in our agency’s history, and the reason we have been able to continue providing hope to our neighbors in need is because of generous organizations like the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation,” said John Yazwinski, President and CEO of FBMS, in a statement.

“These grants have allowed FBMS to operate additional space to provide safe shelter and basic needs to guests in Quincy and Brockton, many of whom are elderly or immunocompromised. We are very grateful to the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation for stepping up and supporting our mission at this most critical time," he continued.

Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation has provided a total of $11 million in COVID-19 relief grants to hundreds of organizations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island in the last year, most recently focusing on issues related to housing stability, homelessness, food security, and essential services and utilities.

“Thank you to the organizations and people bravely working on the front lines to support our neighbors in need providing vital assistance during these times," said Nancy Huntington Stager, President and CEO of Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, in a statement. "The need for corporate philanthropic support of our nonprofit partners is as great now as it was at the beginning of the pandemic, and we invite those who can to join us in giving their support."

This article originally appeared on the Quincy Patch