Our band, The Loomers, has performed at their annual fundraising event -- and have offered our services as an auction item -- for many years now. Each year we are overwhelmed to learn about the good they do in the community, and each year we are amazed to see that they have done more than the previous year. We are proud to be a small part of their universe.
I have been working with SHC for years and am always honored to be a part of their amazing work. Their return on investment and community engagement are stronger than any other org I've had the pleasure of working with.
SHC staff work creatively with varied programs to help support those who are homeless and unstably housed. They are compassionate and passionate about this work and look to programming that support the dignity of all. They truly are there to help people get to stable housing and help with other social services.
Working with SHC was very easy. I requested some promotional materials and received them promptly. I look forward to collaborating with the SCH again.
SHC was so easy to partner with during my streaming marathon! They provided all of the virtual assets I needed quickly and were super nice to work with. They responded to every question I had thoroughly and made sure that I was set up for success.
The work that they do is absolutely vital for the Somerville Community. Get involved!
Somerville Homeless Coalition's recent 5k was an amazing event that I was proud to volunteer for. The coordination, including registration, food services, and security, was first class all the way.
I look forward to working with SHC on more events in the future!
I am so happy to be helping to support this organization through my local specialty coffee roasting business. The care and attention and love they have for their clients is incredible. Every client is shown the utmost respect and dignity. The organization has great resolve to work with their clients through a variety of situations to find them a home. I look forward to working with these kind and generous people for years to come.
As a fellow human services provider, I am moved by the compassion, expertise, and collaborative spirit that Somerville Homeless Coalition staff and volunteers bring to their work. SHC works creatively alongside families and individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity in ways that amplify clients' own resilience and value their lived experience. I am proud to be SHC's neighbor and partner.
SHC has been an amazing resource for our family. They have helped us in many ways . They have been here mentally and emotionally. They go above and beyond what they are required to do. My family is forever grateful.
Both myself and my organization, Cambridge Savings Bank have worked several times together over the past few years with SHC. We have contributed several different ways such as donating through though our Charitable Foundation, supporting their annual 5K road race, and volunteering at their annual gala. Cambridge Savings Bank has also contributed by providing Halloween candy gift bags, collecting for their Thanksgiving Food Drive and donating to their Holiday Gift Drive. SHC does an fantastic job providing the Somerville community with programs that provide much needed food, as well as promote the value of nutrition, increased self-sufficiency and instill hope.
Somerville Homeless Coalition is an organization that is dedicated to helping with all needs of our community members. The staff - many of whom also live in Somerville - work tirelessly to ensure a well-rounded approach to address those needs which are often so much more then housing!
As a community volunteer, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of staff at Somerville Homeless Coalition, including field case worker, outreach, and development. I really appreciate SHC’s approach to finding long-term, sustainable housing solutions for homeless neighbors, and at the same time, not overlooking immediate needs for food, shelter, and social support. What impressed me the most is the way SHC field staff builds respectful, helpful, and personal relationships with the homeless persons – whether in encampment, shelter, or into permanent housing. They also interact in that way with community partners, whether police, or neighbors, or volunteers. They see and care about our homeless neighbors as individuals not statistics
An amazing organization. Very approachable and easy to work with community members. Many different ways to get involved. Partnered with my baking business to reach different community demographics and return proceeds back to the local food pantry.
In working with this organization for a decade and a half I realize what it takes to support those who fall below the normal support channels. The people helped by this organization are truly off the streets and a bit off the grid. Most government organizations are unable to support the people that you walk by and feel bad for until you cannot see them anymore.
Somerville Homeless Coalition sees these people. They pick them up and help to support them to a decent life that we all deserve.
We all need Somerville Homeless Coalition.
Somerville Homeless Coalition offers a comprehensive suite of programs to assist vulnerable families, stabilize precarious housing situations, and prevent hunger and homelessness, as well as provide housing for those who have fallen off the cliff. Their fundraising is effective and respectful (centered mainly on road races and private galas, rather than wasteful junkmail and phone calls) and their clients are treated with the utmost respect. As a Somerville resident, I think they embody the best of my city's talents and aspirations.