HomeStart

This is what a Welcome Home Package looks like. 🏠💜

Also known as a Home Starter Kit usually given in a duffle bag but photographed in a container here filled with essentials like dish towels, kitchen utensils, soap, and cleaning supplies.

For clients transitioning out of homelessness, an empty apartment can feel overwhelming. These aren’t just household items. They’re necessities that often fall outside a tight budget.

With permission, we’re sharing a photo of one of our clients receiving their kit. We’re not sharing their name just the hope and dignity this moment represents.

Want to help? You can host an assembly event at your office, donate supplies, or fund a kit (~$200 each). DM us to learn more or visit our website for more details.

Pizza. Partnership. Purpose.🍕🫶✨

Since 2023, the Powerful PA’s have raised over $5,500 for HomeStart. But here’s what we remember most about yesterday’s appreciation lunch:

Good laughs & talks about the families their support helped house, stabilize, & keep safe.

Because of them:

• 1,500+ households
• 1,000+ family stabilized
• 1,392+ evictions prevent prevented

That’s approximately 8,000 households impacted. And they’re already signed up to ride again at our 20th anniversary ICycle 2027.

This is what partnership looks like. Years of showing up. Years of impact. Years of pizza.🍕☺️

3,000+ Households helped.

Since 1999, CHAF has helped Cambridge and Boston families cover the costs that stand between them and a stable home, including first month’s rent, security deposits, and moving fees. It saves cities millions. It changes lives. And it’s powered by community banks and local realtors. This year’s goal: $100,000.

See the full story, then visit our website to help us get there.

Holiday magic. Spin bikes. 20 years. All in one newsletter. 💌

Swipe for a quick recap of our Winter/Spring edition:

🚲 ICycle 2026 energy
🎉 20th anniversary save the date (2027!)
✨ A holiday celebration to remember

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