Help families struggling with food insecurity by donating non-perishables or grocery gift cards to Catholic Charities Yawkey Food Pantry, which distributes food to approximately 200 families daily within the Dorchester and Boston community. 

 

Items or grocery cards may be dropped off at the front reception desk of the pantry located at 185 Columbia Road in Dorchester between 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 15 or anytime between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. throughout the week.

Suggested items include non-perishable grains such as cereal, mac and cheese, rice, and spaghetti; and non-expired canned goods such as canned fruit, canned vegetables, tuna fish, tomato sauce, and beans.

Join the Fenway Community Center, Northeastern University students and staff, and community residents in beautifying our neighborhood playgrounds for the Spring!

Please email hello@fenwaycommunitycenter.org to sign up!

In honor of One Boston Day, the Boston Environment Department and Boston Planning & Development Agency are teaming up with the Department of Conservation and Recreation and Neponset River Watershed Association to host a cleanup of Tenean Beach in Dorchester.

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On One Boston Day, give blood with the Red Cross of Massachusetts. Our Dedham Donor Center is open 7:45 a.m. - 2 p.m. or find appointments at one of 10 additional blood drives around Greater Boston on April 15.

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Please join us for a Red Cross blood drive co-sponsored by New England Chinese American Alliance on April 14, 2023 from 10 am to 3 pm.

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Located in Downtown Boston and offering services throughout the region, NECHV supports Veterans with innovative services that enable success, meaningful employment, and dignified independent living. Clothing can include underwear (highest need!), coats, shoes and boots, sweatpants, jeans, work clothes, sweatshirts, t-shirts, thermal long sleeves, hats, gloves, and scarves in a variety of sizes (no socks!). Toiletries can include toothbrush and full size toothpaste, hair brushes, full size soaps and shampoos, feminine care items, and razors or shaving kits. 

These books will be donated to the Boston Public Library. For every 15 books donated, CBCU will purchase a copy of "Girl Running," a children's story of Bobbi Gibb who was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, and donate it to a local youth running group!

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Patrons are encouraged to bring unopened spices and dried herbs to their local participating branch. With the help of the Greater Boston Food Bank, these donations will be distributed to families and individuals across Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. Varied combinations of spices are what differentiate cultural cuisines; donating spices helps people maintain their cultural identity and family traditions, encourages creative and nutritious cooking, and celebrates the abundant cultural makeup of our region.



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