More Than $300,000 Donated in the Last Three Years
The Kessler Group and its employees donate money, goods and time to many worthy causes and organizations having donated more than $300,000 over the past 3 years. The support includes volunteer opportunities for employees throughout the year. Listed below are some of the many recipients:
- The Jimmy Fund
- Harlem Children’s Zone
- Women Leaders in Action
- Trinity Boston Foundation
- The National Education Association Foundation
- The Ronald McDonald House
- Women Leaders in Action
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Make-a-Wish Foundation
- Home for Little Wanderers
- Victim Rights Law Center
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- PenFed Foundation
- American Cancer Society
- Pine Street Inn
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- The Greater Boston Food Bank
- Philabundance Community Kitchen
Philanthropic Events
Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. Last year, GBFB distributed more than 54 million pounds of food, enough to provide healthy meals to over 500,000 people. Kessler employees support GBFB through food drives and volunteer outings to help sort items for distribution.
New England Center and Home for Veterans
Employees raised funds to purchase much needed clothing and toiletries for this charity dedicated to ending homelessness for our Nation’s Veterans. The Center offers a broad array of programs and services that enable success, reintegration, meaningful employment and independent living.
New England Center and Home for Veterans
Employees raised a total of $1,200 to purchase much needed clothing and toiletries for this charity dedicated to ending homelessness for our Nation’s Veterans. The Center offers a broad array of programs and services that enable success, reintegration, meaningful employment and independent living.
Rosie’s Place
Employees held a clothing drive and volunteered at Rosie’s Place which was founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States. Rosie’s Place provides a safe and nurturing environment that helps 12,000 poor and homeless women a year maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives.
Cradles to Crayons
Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive – at home, at school and at play. Kessler employees held clothing drives and donated time to process and package donations for distribution to disadvantaged children across the state.
The Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC)
VRLC was founded as the first law center in the nation dedicated solely to serving the legal needs of sexual assault victims. It is the leader in representing sexual assault victims within the civil context. The Executive Director, Stacy Malone, is a Kessler alumna. Since 2013, Kessler and its employees have adopted a family for the Holidays, purchasing gifts and raising funds to make their Holiday special. In addition, many employees support VRLC through attendance at their annual gala and with direct donations.
Father Bill’s & Main Spring
Father Bill’s & MainSpring is committed to ending and preventing homelessness in Southern Massachusetts with programs that provide emergency and permanent housing and help people obtain skills, jobs, housing, and services. Kessler and its employees support the shelter with a Thanksgiving food drive
Boston Children’s Hospital
Kessler and its employees have sponsored toy drives for Boston Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States.