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As featured in the Lenny Zakim Fund newsletter!

August 9, 2017

Isil, Jenn & Anne with flowers from LZF supporters

One Can Help was featured recently in the Lenny Zakim Fund (LZF) newsletter. As one of One Can Help’s very first foundation funders, LZF’s support the last few years has been invaluable. Read the full newsletter here.

Being part of The Lenny Zakim family has meant a great deal to LZF grantee One Can Help and the children and families they serve. “We so appreciate LZF’s support,” says Executive Director Anne Bader-Martin, who began the organization while working as a court-appointed juvenile attorney.

One day, in 2006, while sitting with a pregnant teenager in a fast-food restaurant and listening to her describe her hopes for her baby and her fear that she could not afford a stroller, a man tapped Anne on the shoulder and handed her a check. “Get her the stroller,” he said, and walked away. “We all started to cry,” Anne says. At that moment, Anne realized that people would help if they understood the need. So she sought out colleagues and friends and founded One Can Help. Since then, One Can Help has provided resources to thousands of children and families in the juvenile court care system, who otherwise would have to do without.

“We provide the means to children and families trying to improve their lives and reach higher,” Anne says. “Court is a great catalyst for change, but only if there are sufficient resources to support the process.” More than 80% of the children and families in the juvenile court system live in poverty, and many don’t have the basics most of us take for granted: stable homes, sufficient food, consistent heating, school supplies, clothing, or supervised after-school activities.

“What makes our organization unique,” Anne says, “is that we provide critical resources to all children in juvenile court, as well as their parents, because we know that assistance may even prevent the need for foster care, which is traumatic for kids.” Using an innovative approach, One Can Help collaborates directly with a child’s attorney or DCF social worker. This efficient partnership results in applicants getting help in one to three days, with minimal staffing costs.

“Can you imagine treating patients in a hospital without medicine? That is what it feels like in court, when no resources are available,” Anne says. “It’s like the quote from Lenny himself, which makes us feel like LZF truly understands what we’re doing… to make(ing) vulnerable people’s lives better-people who have the will, but lack the means. Lenny’s goal was to provide the means. That’s the goal we share with him every day.”

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YOU ARE INVITED! Celebrating Changing Lives: One Can Help’s Annual Benefit

February 6, 2017

 You are invited to One Can Help’s annual benefit featuring Josh Kraft, President and CEO of Boys and Girls Club of Boston, plus additional speakers. Great food and drink, and back by popular demand, the live musical duo James Merenda and Jon Dreyer.
Invite your friends and purchase your tickets now! We have sponsorship levels starting at $250 that include event tickets. Contact us at info@onecanhelp.org if you’d like to be a sponsor.
We look forward to seeing you on May 2!
Sincerely, the host committee.
Amelia Angella
Anne Bader Martin*
Marianne Brown
Colleen Canoni
Lisette Cooper
Katrina Eberly
Anne Fishman
Randy Foster
Barbara Gaffin & Doug Cahn
Ray Molly Goldberg*
Arza & Brian Goldstein
Sean Griffith
Judith Hyatt
Ann Kurland*
Abby and Michael Landzberg
Michelle Leoni
Debbie Levenson & Steve Adelman
* denotes current board or staff member
Lily Lockhart
Robin Maltz
Jenn Martin*
Shawna Giggey Mashal
Allison Myers*
Miriam Newman Pinnolis
José Portuondo*
Susan Sayers*
Greta Schnee*
Jan Moidel Schwartz
Belle Soloway*
Francine Vidokler
Isil Waxman*
Kate Wilson
Marlene Yudelman
Alyssa Zardiackas


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Celebrating Changing Lives
1601 Beacon St., Newton, MA, 02468, US
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kxrf6hhab&oeidk=a07edq3hxco25347d14

 

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Homework is not a luxury item

September 26, 2016

photo-sept-2016“Thank you for the laptop you gave me. It was so hard to go to the library to do homework because you can only use the computer there for an hour at a time and then it just shuts off!

I am a sophomore in high school. When I grow up I want to be a pediatrician. One day I will look back and think of One Can Help. I also want to help kids like me who just needed someone to see what is holding them back. “

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One Can Help expands statewide

July 1, 2016

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As of today, July 1, 2016, One Can Help will begin accepting applications from across Massachusetts. This exciting 6 month pilot program will allow us to assist many more children and families. Please tell your colleagues!

One Can Help encourages our neediest children and parents involved in the juvenile court system to get the help they need to make positive changes when no other funds are available.

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Come Dance with Us! Friday, June 24 2016

June 8, 2016

Come Dance with Us!
Ballroom/Latin/Swing & Salsa
Friday, June 24, 2016

You know you have wanted to learn. Here is your chance! SuperShag has generously offered to give One Can Help their Friday night dance party proceeds.

Friday, June 24
8:15 PM
Beginner and Advanced Lessons (No partner or experience necessary)
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM 
General Dancing, Refreshments and Shows
LIVE DJ!
Admission $15
 
SuperShag Mega Dance Complex
406 Moody St., Waltham, MA

 

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