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Housing Families Inc. is proud to announce that Lisa Nickerson will be participating in the Boston Marathon to raise $7,500 for at-risk and homeless children. This will be Lisa’s fourth time participating in the Boston Marathon as a member of the Housing Families team, a Malden-based non-profit organization that works to end family homelessness by providing safe, temporary shelter and quality affordable housing to homeless and at-risk families.
Lisa Nickerson is Principal of Nickerson PR, a full-service marketing and communications firm. A mother of three, Lisa lives with her family in Wayland, MA. She is also the host of the upcoming online show, “Brand Boss” on the Whatever It Takes Network. To learn more about Housing Families, please visit www.housingfamilies.org; To donate to Lisa’s fundraising effort, click here.
Housing Families Inc. was founded in 1986 by community members concerned about the growing crisis of homelessness among families in the cities of Everett, Malden, and Medford. Since then Housing Families Inc. has grown into one of the largest providers of family shelter in Massachusetts. Over 2,500 families have been helped since we first opened our doors. The agency’s central mission is to help families build the skills and understanding they need to make a successful transition into their own home, and to prevent any recurrence of homelessness. For more information, please visit www.housingfamilies.org.