Press Room
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FBMS In the News
2023
Brockton hotel turned into apartments could be model for homeless housing
WBZ-TV CBS News, March 15, 2023
Mass. shelters prepare to help unhoused during ‘dangerously cold’ temperatures
MassLive, February 2, 2023
2022
HarborOne Bank donates $100,000 to Father Bill’s Brockton Housing Resource Center
MassNonprofit News, December 11, 2022
Father Bill’s gets $100,000 grant for Yawkey Housing Resource Center
The Patriot Ledger, November 26, 2022
Father Bill’s returns to in-person Thanksgiving meals for all in Quincy, Brockton
The Patriot Ledger, November 21, 2022
Defunct hotels offer new real estate for housing homeless people
The Boston Globe, October 5, 2022
Glastonbury Abbey volunteers honored for supporting formerly homeless women
The Patriot Ledger, October 5, 2022
MEMA praises FBMS for support sheltering Venezuelan migrants
CBS Boston, October 4, 2022
FBMS Community Relations Director Patrick Ronan on “Currently in Quincy”
Quincy Access Television, September 30, 2022
FBMS recognizes Hingham volunteer group for dedicated service
The Hingham Anchor, September 29, 2022
FBMS eyeing spring opening for new Yawkey Housing Resource Center
The Patriot Ledger, September 8, 2022
Father Bill’s And MainSpring Gets State Funding For Brockton Center
WATD FM 95.9, July 22, 2022
Father Bill’s & Mainspring | HUB Highlights
HUB Highlights, July 14, 2022
Father Bills & MainSpring Receives $11.2 Million in Financing from Rockland Trust for the Construction of the Housing Resource Center in Quincy
Boston Real Estate Times, June 6, 2022
Mass. advocates work to get most out of ARPA funding to house people who are homeless
WBUR 90.9 FM, June 2, 2022
Hotel-based homeless shelters changed lives in pandemic. Some want them to be a model moving forward
WBUR 90.9 FM, June 2, 2022
Homeless shelter plans to move out of downtown Brockton, build this $18M campus.
The Enterprise, April 23, 2022
John Yazwinski on “Currently in Quincy”
Quincy Access Television, April 11, 2022
Our shelter system in Mass. is falling short
CommonWealth Magazine, February 14, 2022
‘This is our moment in time’: Hundreds of new supportive housing units to open in Boston area with political will, relief funds
GBH/Boston Public Radio, February 3, 2022
Homelessness nonprofit’s hotel-to-housing conversion welcomes first tenants
WBUR 90.9 FM, January 14, 2022
Struggling hotel becomes housing for individuals experiencing homelessness
Planning Magazine, January 13, 2022
2021
COVID, cold weather fill every bed at Father Bill’s homeless shelter in Quincy
The Patriot Ledger, December 28, 2021
‘A perfect storm:’ Brockton rental crisis leaves scores facing homelessness
The Enterprise, December 19, 2021
Father Bill’s & MainSpring delivers Thanksgiving meals to locals in need
The Enterprise, November 26, 2021
FBMS receives $2 million from Yawkey Foundation for Housing Resource Center
Massnonprofit News, November 11, 2021
Father Bill’s breaks ground on Yawkey Housing Resource Center
The Patriot Ledger, November 10, 2021
Coverage of Yawkey Housing Resource Center Groundbreaking
Quincy Access Television, November 9, 2021
Construction to start this winter on Yawkey Housing Resource Center
The Patriot Ledger, November 8, 2021
John Yazwinski on “Currently in Quincy”
Quincy Access Television, October 29, 2021
Old hotel sees new life as apartments for homeless
The Enterprise, October 23, 2021
Massachusetts launches first hotel-to-housing conversion project for homeless
Patch, October 14, 2021
Coverage of Roadway Apartments event in Brockton
Brockton Community Access, October 12, 2021
Former Brockton hotel to become housing for homeless
The Boston Globe, July 20, 2021
Arbella Insurance Foundation awards $600K to FBMS’ innovative projects
Massnonprofit News, June 30, 2021
Father Bill’s expects to break ground on HRC in Fall 2021
The Patriot Ledger, June 29, 2021
John Yazwinski on “Currently in Quincy”
Quincy Access Television, April 26, 2021
Beth Israel Lahey Health awards $205,000 to FBMS
The Enterprise, April 26, 2021
At HRC announcement, Gov. Baker hoping for post-pandemic housing boom
State House News Service, April 1, 2021
State awards $4 million to Father Bill’s project in Quincy
The Patriot Ledger, April 1, 2021
Massachusetts awards $4 million to Quincy Housing Resource Center
MassLive, March 31, 2021
Gov. Baker in Quincy to announce $4 million for FBMS’ HRC
WCVB Channel 5, March 31, 2021
Father Bill’s getting $4 million from state for HRC
The Quincy Sun, March 31, 2021
John Yazwinski on WGBH’s “In It Together”
WGBH Radio 89.7 FM, March 29, 2021
Pandemic served new lessons in caring for homeless
State House News Service, March 3, 2021
John Yazwinski: Underutilized hotels can help curtail homelessness
The Boston Globe, February 25, 2021
Father Bill’s outlines plans for 2 new buildings
The Patriot Ledger, January 6, 2021