Old Colony YMCA Family Life Center and

David Jon Louison Center

Partnering with sixteen non-profit, state and federal agencies, The Family Life Center was established in August, 2003 in response to the need for intensive wrap-around services and affordable, safe housing for families. The goal of the Center is to empower families to achieve self-sufficiency through a strength-based approach in a supportive, nurturing and safe environment. The Center includes seven three-bedroom and six two-bedroom fully furnished units, with additional common space.

The David Jon Louison Center is a non-profit organization that provides services to families experiencing homelessness. In addition to providing shelter for the families, the Center promotes self-sufficiency by providing case management and support services, including clinical services, workforce development, life skills building, financial literacy and parenting support. Today the Center is a 54-bed shelter, spread among three properties, that provides services to fifteen families experiencing homelessness. The three properties provide a "home-like" atmosphere for the families, which include children ranging in age from newborns to eighteen years, as well as their parents.

320 Main Street/ 40 Father Kenney Way, Brockton, MA ♦  http://www.oldcolonyymca.org/branches/familyServices.html 

Contact: Liz McMullin/Erin Spaulding 508-583-9721 or emcmullin@oldcolonyymca.org

BSU Contact and Drop Off Location:  

Michele Wakin

Acting Executive Assistant to the President
Boyden Hall, Room 200

508-531-2514 

mwakin@bridgew.edu

 

Donations:

  • Furniture for family apartments

  • Children’s clothing

  • Toys

  • Board games

  • Books

  • Household items

 

Volunteer Opportunities:

Children’s mentoring (M-F: 3-5 or 5-7)

*Creative Community Service Projects/Groups Welcome

Last Modified: November 10, 2010