How To Contribute - Make A Donation

You can support LBFE by making a tax-deductible gift any time of the year. Gifts can be made by check, cash, automatic deduction, or credit card, as well as in the form of stocks and bonds. 

To make a secure online gift using your Visa, MasterCard, American Express or PayPal card please click on this button. 

You can also call our office and make your credit card gift over the phone.

Checks should be made out to Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly and mailed to our office:

Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly

3305 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain MA  02130

Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly is not a government sponsored or United Way agency: our work in Boston is possible only because of your generosity.

There are several ways you can help us serve our elderly friends.

Tribute Donations

You can remember someone’s birthday, anniversary, the death of a loved one, or any other special occasion you wish to commemorate by making a contribution in his or her name. We will send a note acknowledging this thoughtfulness to those whom you designate. 

Special Events

Working with your colleagues and community, you can organize a fundraising event such as a bowl-a-thon, a golf outing, dinner, or picnic. We welcome your ideas, your energy and your community spirit. Contact us  for more information.

Sponsorship Gifts

Your company or community group can sponsor activities and events for Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly. Your gift can underwrite a holiday party, a summer picnic, or a month of medical escorts to name just a few examples.

Matching Gifts

Check with your employeer about matching gifts – your contribution could go twice as far!  And while we are not a United Way agency, if you participate in a workplace giving campaign you can designate Little Brothers to receive your contribution.

Bequests and Planned Gifts
Bequests are gifts provided by way of a will. By naming Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Boston as a beneficiary in your will or life insurance policy, you ensure that we will be able to serve lonely elderly people in your name far into the future.  Contact Martha Guerin  for information.

In-Kind Gifts

Donations of office supplies and other items help us keep our overhead low. We also appreciate donation of in-kind services such as printing and transportation. During the Christmas Holiday season, organizing a ‘Giving Tree’ to provide gifts for our old friends would be a great project for you office.  Contact René Morrissette for more information and to arrange your contributions.

Food Drives

You may organize food drives individually or with a church, school, or other group. By collecting nonperishable goods for our food pantry, you supplement meals for elders on a limited budget.  Contact René Morrissette for more information.

Our motto, flowers before bread, reflects our belief that living is more than a roof over our heads and food on the table. In addition to offering material and physical support, we believe that living requires the presence of people who care about us and about whom we care.  Living requires the little touches that bring joy, like flowers, music and shared laughter.  Flowers before bread is the cornerstone of all of our year round programs.

Getting help with my medical appointments is vital, but I look at those beautiful yellow flowers and I remember the visit.  I touch them and smell them and I know that someone is thinking of me.  When I come home I see them and I know that I am not alone. – Michiko, 80 years old