Horizons for Homeless Children年度早餐会筹得创纪录130万美元，约千人出席、首席执行官明年退休
非营利机构 Horizons for Homeless Children 10月29日在 Boston 宣布，其第28届年度早餐会本周早些时候在 Boston Marriott Copley Place 举行，约1,000名企业界人士、社区成员与支持者出席，共筹得创纪录的130万美元，用于支持 Massachusetts 州无家可归的儿童与家庭。
普利策奖得主、著作《There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America》的作者 Brian Goldstone 在会上作主题演讲，谈到全职工作却仍无力获得稳定住房的家庭正在增加。该机构指出，目前 Massachusetts 州学校系统中报告无家可归的儿童超过33,000名。
这次筹款将支持该机构的幼儿教育项目——该项目每个工作日服务265名儿童——以及遍布全州收容所的 Playspaces 游戏空间、家庭支持服务与政策倡导。该机构采用「两代同行」模式：在为儿童提供高质量早期教育的同时，帮助家长求职与走向稳定。
早餐会同时向总裁兼首席执行官 Kate Barrand 致意：她领导该机构十年后，将于2027年2月退休。Barrand 表示，领导 Horizons 的十一年是她一生的荣幸。Massachusetts 州副州长 Kim Driscoll 也在会上致辞，称 Barrand 十年来确保无家可归的儿童被看见、被支持，并获得茁壮成长的机会。
家长发言人 Carina Lopez 在会上讲述了她的家庭从无家可归到成为小企业主的经历。她说，孩子们在 Horizons 安全度过的每一个小时，都是她重建家庭未来的一个小时——她得以去上课、求职、参加面试、办理住房手续，而孩子们也在同一段时间里达成各自的成长里程碑。
Horizons for Homeless Children Raises Record $1.3 Million at Annual Breakfast as CEO Kate Barrand Prepares to Retire
Horizons for Homeless Children announced in Boston on October 29 that its 28th annual Horizons Breakfast, held earlier this week at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, drew approximately 1,000 business leaders, community members and supporters and raised a record-breaking $1.3 million for children and families experiencing homelessness across Massachusetts.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Brian Goldstone, whose book There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America examines working homelessness, delivered the keynote, describing the rise of families who work full-time yet still cannot secure stable housing. The organization notes that more than 33,000 children are currently reported homeless across Massachusetts school systems.
Funds raised will support Horizons' early education program, which serves 265 children every weekday, as well as Playspaces in shelters statewide, family support services and advocacy. Through its two-generation model, Horizons pairs high-quality early education for children with support that helps parents pursue work and stability.
The morning also honored President and CEO Kate Barrand, who is retiring in February 2027 after a decade leading Horizons. Barrand said leading the organization for the past eleven years had been the privilege of her life. Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll also addressed guests, saying Barrand had made sure that children experiencing homelessness in Massachusetts are seen, supported and given every chance to thrive.
Parent speaker Carina Lopez credited Horizons with her family's journey from homelessness to business ownership, saying that every hour her children were safe at Horizons was an hour she could spend rebuilding their future — taking classes, applying for jobs, going to interviews and navigating housing — while her children reached milestones of their own.
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图片来源：图：Massachusetts 州 Boston 的 Copley Square，本届年度早餐会在广场旁的 Boston Marriott Copley Place 举行。照片：Gregg Squeglia 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts, beside the Boston Marriott Copley Place, where the annual breakfast was held. Photo: Gregg Squeglia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
