Thanksgiving Day at Pine Street Inn

On Thursday, November 28, Pine Street Inn, New England's leading organization dedicated to ending homelessness, continued its Thanksgiving Day tradition by serving more than 2,000 traditional holiday dinners to shelter guests and tenants.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, U.S. Senator Ed Markey MA State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, City Councilor John FitzGerald and Boston Bruins Defenseman Charlie McAvoy were on hand to carve turkeys and distribute pies.

"Our hope for everybody is that they are not here next year, because they are in housing," says Lyndia Downie Pine Street Inn President and Executive Director Lyndia Downie, who is marking her 40th year with the organization.

In addition to those at Pine Street's headquarters in the South End and other shelter

locations, Pine Street's 39 permanent housing locations will celebrate the holiday with

tenants. For some, this is the first Thanksgiving in many years that they have spent in a home. Pine Street's outreach teams will also deliver holiday meals to individuals on the streets.

Supporting more than 2,000 individuals daily, Pine Street provides permanent housing, job training, emergency shelter and street outreach, with a goal of moving individuals off the street, out of shelter and back to a home and community.

For more information or to donate, go to www.pinestreetinn.org.