For Todd Brown and many police officers, firefighters, and EMS personnel, it’s impossible to drive down a street and not remember where a tragic incident, accident, or fire took place.
That’s one reason why the Lincoln firefighter co-founded a new nonprofit, After Fire Victims Outreach, to help individuals and families across Rhode Island displaced by a fire begin to rebuild their lives. “Helping these people get their lives back on track is closure for us,” Brown, chief of operations, told The Valley Breeze. “It greatly benefits the families.”
The nonprofit, located in 300 square feet at the historic Cadillac Mills off Meeting Street in Cumberland, is looking for monetary donations, gift cards to any establishment, furniture, and toiletries to donate to families displaced by a fire. “Every little bit helps,” Brown said, adding that they currently have more than enough clothing donations.