Hopeful Signs Amid 
Challenges

CommonWealth Beacon, a policy and civic life publication, ran an op-ed based on a recent study by Boston Indicators, co-authored by Pine Street’s Lyndia Downie and the Boston Foundation’s Lee Pelton. 

One of the study’s key findings showed that despite low housing vacancy rates and high rents in Greater Boston, only 9 percent of the homeless population experiences chronic homelessness, compared to a national rate of 22 percent. 

The piece also features Joe, a former tenant, who called the Boston Common “home” before securing an apartment in a Pine Street residence. Now living in independent housing, Joe’s story highlights the effectiveness of supportive housing in successfully addressing homelessness.

Read more in CommonWealth Beacon.

Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub Presents Donation at Fenway Park

In a special ceremony at Fenway Park, long-time partner Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub presented Pine Street Inn President Lyndia Downie with a donation of close to $36,000. The funds were raised through the annual “Have a Heart” fundraiser, held at their restaurants throughout Massachusetts. 

For more than 40 years, Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub has supported Pine Street in many ways, including funding the food service training program, hiring trainees and serving monthly meals to shelter guests.

Learn more about the 40+-year partnership.