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20 SUPPORT OUR VISION It's time to END homelessness. The gap between rising housing costs and low wages continues to grow, leaving thousands on the brink of homelessness and hundreds more without a place to stay. You can help change that. Father Bill's & MainSpring's "A Path Home" campaign must raise $10 million privately toward the Yawkey Housing Resource Center's capital and programmatic expenses. Individuals and businesses interested in supporting "A Path Home" can contact FBMS Chief Development Officer Catie Reilly at cmreilly@helpfbms.org or 508.427.6448, ext. 2235. To support fundraising efforts, FBMS has established a Campaign Leadership Cabinet comprised of FBMS Board members and local leaders who support the project. Members include: • K. Douglas Briggs • Carol & Michael Bulman • John Donohue • Deborah & Philip Edmundson • John Koegel • Jay Lynch • Donna & Bob Pineau • Rev. Adolph Wismar shelter during the pandemic. There, she received three meals a day and support from FBMS staff. FBMS is working with Patsy to secure permanent housing and to get her back to a healthy physical and mental state. "I'm finding myself again because I forgot who I was," said Patsy. Patsy's journey is just one of so many success stories made possible by FBMS' crucial network of supporters, and one of the many important reasons why there needs to be a new national model that goes beyond just managing homelessness. It's time to END homelessness, and FBMS needs your help to provide these critical solutions to our most vulnerable neighbors. "The Yawkey Housing Resource Center is a more efficient, affordable and compassionate solution. I invite the community to support this vision to help people find their path home," said Yazwinski. To give or volunteer, or to find out more about FBMS, visit helpfbms.org. EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE Annual public health care costs for an individual in permanent supportive housings are $5,267 lower, on average, than those for an individual staying in a shelter or on the streets, according to a 2020 study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.