Pine Street Inn serves nearly 2,000 traditional holiday dinners

More than 200 volunteers spent part of their Thanksgiving holiday with Pine Streen Inn helping serve and prepare 1,600 guests and tenants enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving meal and some of the comforts of home.

Special guests included: Mayor Michelle Wu, Senator Edward Markey, City Council President Ed Flynn, Representative John Moran, and Boston Bruins Defenseman Charlie McAvoy.

In addition to those at Pine Street's headquarters in the South End and other shelter locations, Pine Street's 38 permanent housing locations celebrated the holiday with tenants. For some, this is the first Thanksgiving in many years that they have spent in a home. Pine Street's outreach teams also delivered holiday meals to individuals on the streets.

Supporting more than 2,000 individuals daily, Pine Street provides permanent housing, job training, emergency shelter and street outreach, with a goal of moving individuals off the street, out of shelter and back to a home and community.

For more information or to donate, go to www.pinestreetinn.org.