The 5KM Challenge Challenge for Change is a virtual community event initiated by Bain & Company employees to bring together colleagues, friends and families while supporting a good cause through donations for every 5KM of running, walking or cycling.

All funds raised in Boston will go to Pine Street Inn, whose mission is to end homelessness by making permanent housing a reality for all.

So put on your best shoes and get ready to exercise, donate and nominate!

The rules of the game:

It is simple. All you need to do is:

1. Run, cycle or walk 5km in whatever setting that works for you. Track your performance here:  Adidas community app link
2. Donate $15 or more on this campaign page
   
3. Nominate 5+ people (colleagues, friends, family, neighbors, etc.) to do the same
4. You can nominate people by sharing the think to this campaign page via email, WhatsApp or social media. If you do nominations on Instagram, you can tag the official Instagram page, @5KMChallengeforchange. By clicking the Instagram bio link, you and your nominees can access local campaign pages directly.

Who is Pine Street Inn?

Pine Street Inn is the single largest homeless service provider in New
England, and offers “a comprehensive range of services to nearly 2,000 homeless men and women each day.” This includes providing emergency shelter, permanent housing, and job training. This fundraiser with Pine Street Inn is incredibly timely; during the Covid-19 pandemic, housing insecurity has become an increasing threat for communities across America.

Over the past 50 years, Pine Street Inn has evolved from a building on Pine Street in Chinatown providing a meal and a bed for the night for 200 men, to four shelters and 40 permanent housing locations, supporting close to 2,000 men and women every day.

Pine Street Inn’s goal is to support men and women in moving off the
streets and out of shelter into a permanent home. Caring on-site staff help tenants reconnect with the community and ensure long-term stability and success. This journey is different for every individual, but through both innovative and time-tested programs - coordinated with citywide efforts - Pine Street supports men and women on a pathway towards greater independence.

Make a gift to end homelessness

Your gift to Pine Street Inn provides critical funding to support vulnerable men and women in taking steps they need to rebuild their lives.

$15 Provides 30 hand warmers that are distributed to individuals
on the street by our Outreach team

$25 Provides Healthy snacks for guests in the Stabilization program

$35 Helps provide a starter food kit for someone who is moving
into their new home

$50 Helps cover the cost of groceries for a week for a tenant

$100 Provides a month long T-pass for a tenant or guest

$250 Helps cover the cost of annual maintenance for one of our
Housing Sites