THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS & SPONSORS

MARE is able to effectively deliver programs and services that directly impact the children and families we serve thanks to strong relationships with our dedicated partners and sponsors. We are grateful for their support and look forward to continuing these relationships for many years to come.

The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe has partnered with MARE since 1976 to publish the Sunday’s Child® column. Since its inception, more than 1,200 children have been featured.

The Boston Yacht Club
Since 1987, The Boston Yacht Club (BYC) in Marblehead, the oldest yacht club in New England, has hosted the Chowder Challenge and Golf Tournament to support MARE. This relationship began and has grown due to the dedication of the Quigley family, who are BYC members and champions of our mission.

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a non-profit public charity dedicated to dramatically increasing the adoptions of the more than 140,000 children in North America’s foster care systems. Wendy's Wonderful Kids® is a signature program of the Foundation. Since 2006, MARE has been a proud recipient of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption grant for two Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters, with one based in Springfield and one based in Boston.

The Jack Williams Endowment for Wednesday’s Child
A television journalist since 1968, Jack Williams has been recognized by numerous organizations for his reporting skills, commitment to the community and his work on behalf of his our weekly news series feature Wednesday’s Child, which celebrated its 30th anniversary on the air in 2011. Over the years, Jack has raised a significant amount of funds in support of MARE. In April 2000, Williams created The Jack Williams Endowment for Wednesday’s Child. The Board of Directors of the Jack Williams Endowment for Wednesday’s Child makes annual grants of over $250,000 to a variety of organizations, including MARE.

Jordan’s Furniture
Eliot Tatelman and the team at Jordan’s Furniture have worked in partnership with MARE since December 1998. Through their sponsorship of MARE programs and services, Jordan’s has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to raising public awareness and advancing the cause of adoption through foster care. Jordan’s Furniture hosts a Heart Gallery exhibit in each of their four stores, hosts Adoption Parties and other events, and takes an active role in collaboration with MARE and the Department of Children & Families to help more children find permanent adoptive families. More than 250 children have been placed with adoptive families as a direct result of Jordan’s involvement.

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
The Department of Children and Families (DCF, formerly DSS) is dedicated to the safety, permanency and well being of children who have been abused and neglected in family settings, or by recognized caretakers. MARE works closely with DCF and agencies contracted by DCF to find “a permanent place to call HOME” for those children in Massachusetts’ foster care system who cannot be reunited with their birth family.

Route 128 Used Auto Parts & Sales
Route 128 Used Auto Parts is the automobile recycling partner for the MARE Car Donation Program, a fundraising initiative that provides significant support to MARE. Owner Charles Mantenuto and his staff believe strongly in the MARE mission and are advocates for the organization’s programs and services. Route 128 arranges free towing of all donated vehicles and sell those vehicles for top dollar. Through their efforts, vehicle donors receive the highest tax deduction and MARE receives 50% of the sale price; compared to the 10-15% other car donation programs contribute to the charity they support.

WBZ-TV BOSTON
Since 1981, WBZ-TV has worked in partnership with MARE to produce the Wednesday’s Child program, hosted by Jack Williams. WBZ-TV maintains features about waiting children on their website. Nearly 1,000 children have been featured on the segment.

Webster Printing
Webster Printing is a full-service print, design, and direct mail shop that has been partnering with MARE since 1995. Webster prints our monthly Photolisting® pages, and donates the mailing service to get those pages out to the hundreds of libraries and social service agencies that maintain the MARE Photolisting® Book. Webster has also helped improve the design and printing of the colorful MARE Newsletter.

In addition to these ongoing partners, MARE has received significant support and sponsorship since July 2009 from the following corporations and foundations:

Advanced Charitable Services Affiliated Insurance Managers Amtrak Downeaster Bank of America Matching Gifts Battleship Cove BNY Mellon Community Partnership Boston By Foot Boston Duck Tours Boston Red Sox Briar Group Capital One Cardlab Connect Casey Matching Gifts Program Centre Pediatric Associates Charles Hotel Charles River Boat Co. Cold Stone Creamery Community Boating Inc. Cowlicks and Pigtails Cruz Development Corp. Discovery Museums Elephant Walk Restaurant  Group Inc. Essex River Cruises & Charters F1 Boston Fireplace Restaurant FM Global Foundation Matching Gift Gowdy Group LLC Hannaford Supermarket Hy-Line Cruises Improv Asylum

Institute of Contemporary Art IParty Kohl’s Cares Larz Anderson Auto Museum Law Office of John F. Neelon Liberty Mutual Give With Liberty New England Aquarium Old Sturbridge Village Performance Pediatrics Pfizer Plimoth Plantation Ragged Mountain Resort Rodman & Rodman P.C. Sheraton Boston Hotel Six Flags Solomon Pond Mall South Station Equity Office/MBTA The First Church The Garage Plymouth Rock Foundation Matching Gift Salem Wax Museum Yankee Fleet Deep Sea Fishing and Whale Watch United Way of Tri-County, Inc. USS Constitution Museum Worcester Shines, Inc. Zoo New England