The women of McCarter & English's Boston office donated their time and energy to a local non-profit Heading Home on Friday, June 4 by participating in an Up & Out move, a program that assists individuals and families who are moving into their own apartments for the first time after being homeless.  Up & Out raises money, collects household donations, and coordinates volunteers to clean, furnish and decorate the apartment prior to a family's move.

"McCarter has always maintained a connection to our local communities and this move provided another invaluable opportunity for McCarter to give back.  We wish the family well and hope that our services will give them the jump start they need to continue their courageous move forward," said Ashley Brooks, an Associate in the Boston office of McCarter, who is also co-chair of Heading Home's Outreach Council helped spearhead the move and volunteer effort for the firm.

McCarter & English's fundraising furnished the apartment, stocked the cabinets and refrigerator for the family.  

Heading Home is in need of additional volunteer groups. For information contact Wendy Jacobs at wjacobs@headinghomeinc.org or (617) 864-8140. 

About Heading Home
Heading Home is a non-profit whose mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing housing in conjunction with effective support services to help change the conditions that create homelessness.  Founded in 1974 by a small group of concerned citizens in Cambridge, Heading Home today operates programs focused on smaller home-like settings with individualized attention in the communities of Boston, Somerville, Cambridge, Malden, Medford, Everett and Quincy. For more information, visit http://headinghomeinc.org

About McCarter & English Women's Initiative
McCarter & English, one of the oldest law firms in America, has a history of supporting the equality of women under the law and in the legal profession as a whole.  With the support of firm management, McCarter boasts a very active Women's Initiative whose mission it is to build positive relationships with colleagues, peers, clients and the broader communities in which the members live and work. www.mccarter.com.