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F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva, Inc
I volunteer at fish. They go over and above to help those neighbors in need. The food bank and Back Pack programs help provide food for families. They help the elderly with transportation and visits.... more
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![Literations]()
Literations
- Location:
- Boston, MA
4.94444 stars 18 reviews
Peg2013 wrote:
Hello, Generations, Inc. has been a wonderful place to volunteer over the last seven years. I have worked with many different children, mostly first and second graders, some kindergarten and have enjoyed all of them. I have been placed in mostly... more »
Children & Youth
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![City Mission Society of Boston Inc]()
City Mission Society of Boston Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
4.94118 stars 17 reviews
amandajshane wrote:
I have been a volunteer at City Mission for a few months now and have had a fabulous experience here. Each employee is very experienced, knowledgable and willing to do whatever's needed to make a difference in the community. This organization is very... more »
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![Flying Kites]()
Flying Kites
- Location:
- Boston, MA
4.88235 stars 17 reviews
bekkarr wrote:
Flying Kites is a fabulous organization run by some seriously dedicated people. They've pulled together resources from all over to provide for these kids, and their future plans are even more impressive. If they manage to pull off everything they're aiming... more »
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![Citizen Schools]()
Citizen Schools
- Location:
- Boston, MA
4.75 stars 8 reviews
glennmyers101 wrote:
I have had the privilege of working as a volunteer with Citizen Schools as well as partnering with them on a number of projects in a corporate environment. Simply put, the are the cream of the crop. They understand strategy and what is needed long-term... more »
Children & Youth
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![SOCIEDAD LATINA INC]()
SOCIEDAD LATINA INC
- Location:
- Roxbury, MA
5 stars 3 reviews
Laura344 wrote:
Seeing a new culture and meeting new people who come from such different backgrounds than me has helped me learn a lot. more »
Children & Youth
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![Samaritans, Inc.]()
Samaritans, Inc.
- Location:
- Boston, MA
3.33333 stars 3 reviews
TheCBaker wrote:
I have been donating to Samaritans for a number of years and I know many of the staff and have known the Executive Director for years. I donate to the organization because I believe in what they do -- helping people who need someone to listen to them... more »
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![Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc]()
Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
5 stars 3 reviews
CharileB wrote:
I have run into many people who are foster parents & social workers who say the Wonderfund is the best thing that's happened for kids in state custody in a long time. Tens of thousands of young people & their families / caregivers benefit from the all... more »
Children & Youth
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![Horizons For Homeless Children]()
Horizons For Homeless Children
- Location:
- Boston, MA
5 stars 3 reviews
dstarkey04 wrote:
I have been a volunteer with Horizons for seven years. It is a wonderful organization that reaches far and wide in Massachusetts to enrich the lives ofhomeless children living in shelters. The children have time to play and be a child in the beautiful... more »
Children & Youth
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![Leap Self-Defense Inc]()
Leap Self-Defense Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
5 stars 3 reviews
kristen3 wrote:
Ny name is Kristen Cuneo and I am the Teen Mentor Program Coordinator for Girls’ LEAP. I have been with Girls’ LEAP for nearly 4 years, beginning when I was a summer intern. I was a college (aged) mentor, and then came on full time with the... more »
Children & Youth
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![Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc]()
Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
3.66667 stars 3 reviews
Molly A. wrote:
1 star is a overstatement. I called to simply find out if they had openings for volunteers and the person on the phone in the outreach department was EXTREMELY rude. I have never been treated so poorly by a so called professional in my entire life. I... more »
Children & Youth
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![Project Hope]()
Project Hope
- Location:
- Roxbury, MA
3 stars 2 reviews
annbersani wrote:
I began volunteering here one day a week in September 2018. Project Hope works to provide education and employment access to women. I was so impressed to learn how many former participants have become staff members. Project Hope is working! more »
Children & Youth
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![Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, Inc.]()
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, Inc.
- Location:
- Boston, MA
5 stars 1 review
dinaw wrote:
I've been matched with my Little Sister since she was 11 years old, and she's now 16. We've both gotten so much out of the relationship...her family has made me feel so welcome, and we've both gotten to experience so many new activities together. It's... more »
Children & Youth
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![Boston Casa Inc]()
Boston Casa Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
5 stars 1 review
Anne_K2 wrote:
One Caring Adult Can Change a Life www.bostoncasa.orgIn my volunteer work as a court appointed special advocate, I have become a mentor/friend to an 18 year old who now has a one-year old girl. They live in a teen parent shelter in the Boston... more »
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![Silver Lining Mentoring Inc]()
Silver Lining Mentoring Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
1 stars 1 review
pauldzine wrote:
A bunch of snobs. . It helps if you have white middle class values . Does not help if you are a caring concerned person who truly wants to help. Go somewhere else if you want to mentot more »
Children & Youth
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![The Home For Little Wanderers Inc]()
The Home For Little Wanderers Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
To ensure the healthy emotional, mental and social development of children at risk, their families and communities. more »
Children & Youth
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![Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc]()
Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
Mass mentoring partnership (mmp) is fueling the movement to expand empowering youth-adult relationships to meet the needs of communities... more »
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![Boston Police Activities League Inc]()
Boston Police Activities League Inc
- Location:
- Dorchester, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
Boston pal is dedicated to the positive development of a good relationship with the youth of boston through recreational, cultural,... more »
Children & Youth
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![Boston Public Library Fund Inc]()
Boston Public Library Fund Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
The mission of the boston public library foundation is to enhance the public visibility of and to raise public and private funds... more »
Arts & Culture
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![PEACE GAMES INC]()
PEACE GAMES INC
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
Peace First (formerly Peace Games), which began as a response to the sky-rocketing youth homicide rates in the early 1990s,... more »
Children & Youth
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![MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership]()
MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
MENTOR's mission is to fuel the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for America’s young people and to close the... more »
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![BIG BROTHER-BIG SISTER FOUNDATION]()
BIG BROTHER-BIG SISTER FOUNDATION
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
PROCUREMENT, WAREHOUSE, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND TRUCKING OPERATIONS TO COLLECT CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS FROM THE GENERAL... more »
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![Artists for Humanity, Inc.]()
Artists for Humanity, Inc.
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
Artists For Humanity''s mission is to provide inner-city youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in the... more »
Arts & Culture
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![BLACK MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE OF GREATER BOSTON INC]()
BLACK MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE OF GREATER BOSTON INC
- Location:
- Roxbury, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
ASSIST MEMBER PASTORS PROVIDE FAITH-BASED SOLUTIONS TO THE TEMPORARY NEEDS AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT THE RESIDENTS OF... more »
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![Boys & Girls Clubs Of Boston]()
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Boston
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
To help young people, especially those who need us most, build strong character and realize their full potential as responsible... more »
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![Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Inc.]()
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Inc.
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
The Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE)is a private, non-profit agency founded in 1957 to find "a permanent place... more »
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![Reach Out and Read]()
Reach Out and Read
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
Reach Out and Read gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families... more »
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![Zumix, Inc.]()
Zumix, Inc.
- Location:
- East Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
The mission of ZUMIX is empowered youth who use music to make strong positive change in their lives, their communities and the... more »
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![Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston]()
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
The mission of Catholic Charities is building a just and compassionate society, rooted in the dignity of all people. Founded in... more »
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![Beacon Academy Inc]()
Beacon Academy Inc
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
Beacon academy is a full-time extra year of school between 8th & 9th grades designed to propel urban students from underperforming... more »
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![Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay Inc.]()
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay Inc.
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay promotes the healthy development of children through the nuturing of continuing,... more »
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![The TRIAD Trust, Inc.]()
The TRIAD Trust, Inc.
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
The TRIAD Trust trains local leaders in areas with the world's highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS to create sustainable HIV and life... more »
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![KICK INC]()
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![Families United in Educational Leadership]()
Families United in Educational Leadership
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
FUEL provides incentives to galvanize the ambition of low income families for their children’s higher education. more »
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![Ingenuityne Inc]()
Ingenuityne Inc
- Location:
- BOSTON, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
Ingenuityne, inc. Was formed to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based... more »
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![Elevate Youth]()
Elevate Youth
- Location:
- Boston, MA
0 stars 0 reviews
Our mission is to empower youth to explore the outdoors alongside mentors, sharing awe and the richness of our natural world. more »
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