Ways to Help
Board of Directors - New members needed for
Robbins Children's Programs
- Preschool Programs, capacity of 145. Children from 2.9 years through Kindergarten age attend classrooms at 803 North Main Street. Kindergarteners may attend before and after public school sessions, and full days during public school vacations/ holidays. Preschool programs accommodate preschoolers who have not yet completed their toilet learning (a unique program in this area.).
- School Age Programs, capacity of 96. Children in full day kindergarten through eighth grade attend classrooms located at 803 North Main Street, enrolling in before and/or after school sessions, and full days during school vacations and holidays.
- Family Child Care System currently has eight licensed home care providers caring for up to 35 children. Our full time Family Child Care Home Visitor supervises and lends support for our youngest children and their educators.
Disaster Action Team for
The American Red Cross of Massachusetts
Disaster Health Services Team Member for
The American Red Cross of Massachusetts
Distribute Food at the east end House Food Pantry
East End House (EEH)
- T-accessible: (Red Line to Kendall/MIT), Green Line (Lechemere)
- Metered Street Parking
Ensures timely activation and monitoring of local and regional responses. Works with on-scene leadership to support the response and provide technical guidance. Excellent communication skills necessary
Friday Night Grab and Go food deliveries for
South Boston Neighborhood House (The Ollie)
- All volunteers will be given gloves and asked to supply their own mask or face covering
- Bags will be packed inside the building – volunteers will not be allowed inside the building (for everyone’s safety)
- Volunteers should meet in the parking lot behind our building - @ 136 H Street, South Boston
- Volunteers should arrive @ 4:00p.m.
- Bags will be brought out to you with contact phone numbers and addresses
- You are asked to call each home before you deliver AND leave for individuals – with minimal human contact
- Email [email protected] to sign up to volunteer
Full Time Infant Lead Exeter for
Great Bay Kids' Company
Full Time Lead Teachers Pease for
Great Bay Kids' Company
Help with free food distribution to Boston Public Schools children
YMCA of Greater Boston
The YMCA of Greater Boston is providing free breakfast and lunch to all children 18 and under around the city during school closures due to COVID-19. Volunteers are needed to support food distribution at each of these sites between 8:00 am-12:00 pm Monday - Friday. The YMCA is collectively taking all advised precautions to protect volunteers and community members, and we ask all volunteers to do the same. If you are feeling ill, or if you have had a fever or symptoms in the past 24 hours, please do not volunteer. If you knowingly have been exposed to COVID-19, please do not volunteer. All volunteer opportunities will be organized to meet social distancing recommendations, hand sanitizer will be provided, and interaction with residents will be minimized. Click a location below to be taken to a page to sign up for a shift. Dorchester YMCA - 776, Washington St, DorchesterCharlestown YMCA - 150 3rd Ave., CharlestownBremen Street YMCA - 215 Bremen Street, East BostonEast Boston YMCA - 54 Ashley Street, East BostonEgleston YMCA - 3134 Washington Street, RoxburyHuntington Avenue YMCA - 316 Huntington Ave, BostonHyde Park YMCA - 1137 River Street, Hyde ParkOak Square YMCA - 615 Washington Street, BrightonParkway YMCA - 1972 Centre Street, West RoxburyRoxbury YMCA - 285 Martin Luther King Blvd, RoxburyWang YMCA - 8 Oak Street West, BostonWashington Beech - 4560 Washington Street, Roslindale
HOW YOU CAN HELP DURING COVID-19 for
YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts
- Donate gift cards in $25 increments by mail to YWCA Southeastern MA, 20 South Sixth St., New Bedford, MA 02740
- Choose YWCA Southeastern MA when shopping on Amazon Smiles! Visit smile.amazon.com
- Choose COVID-19 Relief when making a donation on our website
Prepare Meals at the Friday Night Supper Program
Friday Night Supper Program (FNSP)
Recovery Team Member: Fiscal Review for
The American Red Cross of Massachusetts
Our Fiscal Review team focuses on checking through our casework to ensure all fiscal metrics are met and our casework meets the national standards.
Recovery Team Member: Follow-Up Caseworker for
The American Red Cross of Massachusetts
- interested in receiving web based training and support to help us reach vulnerable seniors with critical in-home meals;
- have a reliable car, a current driver’s license, and a clean driving record;
- are able to lift up to 25 lbs;
- have knowledge of the geographic area or the ability to navigate using gps;
- are available between 10 am – 1 pm on at least one weekday for multiple weeks;
- are successfully able to meet the regulatory pre-requisites for the position; and
- are able to provide these services, consistent with guidance we receive from the CDC, WHO and other governmental agencies, recognizing you may come into contact with high-risk members of our community and others.
Stock Donations at the east end House Food Pantry
East End House (EEH)
Support our ongoing fundraisers for
Nurture & Nature Children's Center
- Our group and Families for Impact volunteering opportunities are temporarily suspended (please check back in a few weeks for information about these programs).
- Volunteer shifts will be limited to groups of 10 individuals per shift
- We will provide volunteers with disposable gloves
- Volunteer tasks will focus on high need/critical projects like our CSFP and Brown Bag boxes for seniors and our food sorting projects
- Volunteers will be asked to sanitize their hands upon entering the building.