The Home For Little Wanderers Inc
City-funded organization
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc is a Boston, Massachusetts nonprofit child and family services agency founded in 1799 as an orphanage, now running foster care, adoption, special education, residential treatment and mental-health programs for children and families (per the Massachusetts state government's description of the organization); for the fiscal year ending June 2025 it reported $106 million in revenue and $128 million in total assets on its Form 990 (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, EIN 04-2104764). In New York City it holds $11.9 million in active NYC Department of Education contracts as of August 2026 across 7 agreements, part of $29 million awarded by DOE since 2021 across 23 contracts (including expired ones), for Learning to Work programs at Young Adult Borough Centers, Community School Services renewals, and school mental-health and safe-and-supportive-schools services; 98% of that contract value, $28 million across 22 contracts, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, as renewals or contract assignments. It also received $17,133 in City Council discretionary funding across two FY2022-FY2023 awards, including $10,000 for a youth program at Middle School 363X
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $11,898,419 · 7 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $29,057,635 · 23 since 2021, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $12,470,993
- Won without a fresh bid
- 98% of contract value · $28,457,635 · 22 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $17,133 · 2 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 2 years (FY2022–FY2023); not in FY2027
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Learning To Work Programs for Young Adult Borough Centers Department of Education · CT104020239356229 $4,414,227
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258803799 $1,839,529
- Services to Promote Safe and Supportive School Communities Department of Education · MA104020249479360 $1,800,000
- FY26 Renewal Community School Services -R1365 Department of Education · CT104020268803564 $1,638,117
- FY26 Renewal Community School Services -R1365 Department of Education · CT104020268803563 $1,556,546
- Family and Community Engagement Services for Early Childhood Department of Education · MA104020229278181 $600,000
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020249479091 $50,000
- Mental health prevention and intervention services Department of Education · MA104020239379486 · ended 2026 $4,455,978
- Safe & Supportive Schools- Components 1,2,3,5,6,7 Department of Education · MA104020229278285 · ended 2024 $2,608,953
- Community School Services - R1191 Department of Education · CT104020238803357 · ended 2024 $1,839,529
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Project Brighter Futures - Middle School 363X (10X363) CM Sanchez · Youth · DYCD · FY2023 $10,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · DOE · FY2022 $7,133
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Sanchez FY2023 · 1 award $10,000