From left: Jamie Downey, board member at both Bank of Canton and Father Bill’s & MainSpring; Carie Ann Bailey, vice of business development & municipal banking at Bank of Canton; James Bussiere, business development officer at Bank of Canton; Catie Reilly, chief development officer at FBMS; Lauren Zaremba, corporate and foundations relations gift officer at FBMS; and Robert Erasmi, senior vice president of retail & municipal banking/business development at Bank of Canton.
CANTON, Mass. (August 21, 2026) – To help fight homelessness in its core communities, Bank of Canton recently donated $5,000 to Brockton-based nonprofit Father Bill’s & MainSpring.
“We’re incredibly grateful to Bank of Canton for this generous support,” said Catie Reilly, chief development officer at FBMS. “Every day, individuals and families come to FBMS looking for a safe place to turn and support finding a path back to stable housing. This gift helps make sure we can be there for them.”
Reilly added that the need remains high across the region. “We’re seeing more than 300 people staying in our shelters each night right now, which is a level we would typically expect during the colder winter months. At the same time, we’re continuing to create more housing solutions. Earlier this year, we welcomed residents into 24 new supportive housing apartments in Stoughton, and we’re preparing to break ground on a new Housing Resource Center in Plymouth.”
“None of this work happens without strong community partners. We’re very grateful to Bank of Canton for continuing to stand with FBMS and our neighbors.”
Bank of Canton was recently recognized among the state’s top corporate charitable contributors for the eighth consecutive year by the Boston Business Journal. Since 2005, the bank has provided more than $3.36 million to local charities and nonprofit organizations through donations and sponsorships.
“The number of families and individuals in our communities who are affected or threatened by homelessness is rising,” said Michael Lindberg, president and CEO of Bank of Canton, “and Father Bill’s & MainSpring is meeting the challenge head-on. Their leadership team, staff, and volunteers positively impact thousands of lives every year, and their multi-faceted approach to combating homelessness through supportive housing has become a national model. We are very proud to support their efforts.”
If you would like to support FBMS as a volunteer or financial donor, visit helpfbms.org.
About Bank of Canton
Established in 1835, Bank of Canton is a Massachusetts-chartered mutual savings bank that offers its consumer, business and government banking customers access to a full array of deposit, loan, investment and convenience service options. As a mutual savings bank, the bank has no stockholders and acts exclusively in the best interests of its customers and communities. The bank lends throughout Massachusetts, and has branches in Canton, Quincy and Randolph. All deposits are fully insured between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). For more information, visit www.ibankcanton.com. Member FDIC. Member DIF. Equal Housing Lender. NMLS #408169.
About Father Bill’s & MainSpring
Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS) is the leading provider of services to prevent and end homelessness in Southern Massachusetts. The agency, founded in the early 1980s by a group of interfaith and community leaders, helps more than 5,000 people annually who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. FBMS, a proud partner of the United Way of Greater Plymouth County and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency with administrative offices in Quincy and Brockton and program offices throughout Southern Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.helpfbms.org.
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