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The Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS), outreach ministry began about 1989 at St. Jerome parish as a ministry serving dinner twice a month to the homeless shelter in Quincy.  Immaculate Conception joined the ministry in 2013 and we have expanded the outreach to assist the homeless individuals transitioning to homes and many other support services.  

Fr. Bill’s Mainspring is a regional leader of services to prevent and end homelessness, and is nearing the opening of its innovative Yawkey Housing Resource Center, which will house a new service-delivery model that community and business leaders say could serve as a national model in the effort to end homelessness.

Quincy Mayor Tom Koch, House Speaker Ron Mariano, Arbella Insurance Group President & CEO John Donohue, and Yawkey Foundation CEO Maureen Bleday were among the more than 200 community members who attended a ribbon-cutting event Thursday, June 15, 2023 to celebrate the upcoming opening of the Yawkey Housing Resource Center.

The $26 million development, set to open by early fall, includes two new buildings totaling 36,000 square feet, comprised of a day center, an emergency shelter, and 30 efficiency apartments. The day center is a new offering for FBMS that will provide wraparound supports, re-housing services, and co-located services designed to reduce the overall reliance on overnight shelter among individual adults facing a housing crisis.

“This is a transformative moment not only for the mission at Father Bill’s & MainSpring, but also for the South Shore, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the greater fight to end homelessness,” said John Yazwinski, President & CEO of FBMS. “Our bold vision, more than 10 years in the making, is becoming a reality thanks to our generous public and private partners. We are truly grateful to be part of such a compassionate community that is willing to advocate for — and invest in — proactive, housing-based solutions that create a path home for our neighbors experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.”

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