THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 Page 5 Volunteers make the difference at Bread of Life H undreds of volunteers make a big difference in the lives of local families struggling to put food on the table. With a staff of just 16 employees, Bread of Life volunteers enabled the organization during 2021 to provide groceries to 37,700 households that included 107,800 adults, children and seniors. All told, BOL distributed 83,700 bags of groceries; delivered 10,500 grocery orders to senior citizens, disabled residents and COVID-quarantined households; distributed 3,036 nutrition backpacks to students in Everett public schools; and provided 47,400 prepared meals through its evening meal program. Bread of Life is always seeking more volunteers who are interested in connecting with the community. It also welcomes high school and college students who need community service hours. Volunteer opportunities include: Make valentine cards for our Volunteers are shown busy at work at Bread of Life. families and drop off at 109 Madison St., Malden by Feb. 4th. Monday through Friday: 12-5 pm unloading food deliveries, sorting foods, shelving, cleaning, bagging groceries, etc. in the food pantry warehouse at 109 Madison St., Malden. Thursdays: 8:30-11:30 am bagging groceries for Everett Mobile Market at 109 Madison St., Malden. Thursdays: 3-5 pm distributing groceries for Everett Mobile Market at the Lafayette School, 117 Edith St., Everett. Mondays: 10 am-12 pm, deliver backpacks to Everett public schools, or assist coordinator in making the deliveries. To volunteer, call 781-3970404 or see www.breadofl ifemalden.org/volunteer Community Advisory Committee to augment Suffolk DA’s Office S uff olk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden recently announced the formation of a Community Advisory Committee to assist in the evaluation of the Suff olk County District Attorney’s Offi ce (SCDAO), its bureaus, units and supervisory functions, and examination of the impact of key SCDAO policies. “Community engagement will be the cornerstone of everything my administration does. I am delighted to have such a sterling group help review procedures and policies and make recommendations so that the Offi ce will continue to be a guiding force in legal strategy and reform,” Hayden said. “Community input is critical to building trust in this offi ce. This process is focused on structures, functions, and results. I believe the staff here is fi lled with professional, talented individuals dedicated to serving the people of Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop. It will be important to have outside leaders and specialists who live, work and worship in Suff olk County provide their point of view as we move forward.” The 18-member volunteer committee will be co-chaired by Robert Gittens and Reverend Dr. Ray Hammond and will begin its work immediately. Gittens is passionate about the welfare of children and families and has spent his career serving the public, including as Commissioner of the Department of Youth Services, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Vice President for Public Aff airs at Northeastern University and SCDAO First Assistant District Attorney. He previously played a distinguished role in the community as Chairman of the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee. Currently he serves on the boards of the Children’s League of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network and Commonwealth Care Alliance, and he is the executive director for Cambridge Family and Children’s Service. Rev. Hammond cofounded Bethel A.M.E. Church with his wife, Gloria, and is the cofounder and chairman of the TenPoint Coalition, an ecumenical group of Christian clergy and lay leaders mobilizing the Greater Boston community around issues aff ecting Black and Latino youths, and he is an Executive Committee member of the Black Ministerial Alliance. He also serves as a trustee for many institutions, including the Yawkey Foundation, BMC Health System, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, and the Match Charter Public School. He is an Emeriti Director of The Boston Foundation. Rev. Hammond is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is the recipient of numerous honors and honorary doctorates. Other Community Advisory Committee members are as follows: • True-see Allah is the Director of Reentry at the Executive Offi ce of Public Safety and Security for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and brings the lived experience of a returning citizen to the committee. • Daniel Bennett is a CEO of companies in the private sector, including Liberty Forensics, and a former Secretary of the Executive of Public Safety and Security who oversaw signifi cant reforms at Bridgewater State Hospital and was First Assistant of the Worcester County District Attorney’s Offi ce. • James Borghesani is a communications executive who oversaw communications strategy for the successful 2016 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana; he has held several top communication positions in state government. • Andrea Cabral is a former Secretary of the Executive Offi ce of Public Safety and Security, was twice elected Sheriff of Suff olk County and was Chief of the District Courts at SCDAO; she is currently CEO of a multi-state cannabis company. • J.W. Carney, Jr., is a renowned criminal defense attorney who began his career as a public defender and is a contributing author to treatises on Massachusetts Criminal Practice and has been listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” since 1998. Carney has been a member of the MasSUFFOLK | SEE Page 13 Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657
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