Great Events, Great People, Promoting Awareness and Stirring up Research Funds!…read more The CF Foundation has a lot events - from celebrity pool tourney's, to Charity Walks, poker tournaments, to bike events. Events are year round and do not ask for much of your time or even money. The people in the office are awesome and super helpful. I just moved to the area, and when I was trying to get connected with the various charities I was a part of in Colorado, the CF was the most responsive and enthusiastic about my coming out east and joining in. They are not an in your face charity, which I greatly appreciate! They are just as happy with your time, not just after your money, which is a nice change from the norm. If you are looking to get involved - this is a great place to start!

Great team doing great work for a very worthy cause. Check into the annual xtreme hike!read more

I've volunteered here 3 times in last 4 or so months and it's truly incredible. I need to sign up…read morefor more! You get grouped off to different stations (shoes, big sort, sizing, or building outfits, etc.), and by the end of the two hour shift, the staff is able to summarize everything each station completed. You can see and hear the immediate impact you're making on children at risk of clothing insecurity in the Greater Boston Area. It was super easy signing up online as a volunteer group, and I couldn't recommend it more.

What an amazing place that carbs about the community. Was here for volunteer work and quality…read morematters when it came to separating items for donations. I like that care is put into this organization. Donations that were damaged, stained, smelled, etc were trashed. Just because people get donations doesn't mean the deserve poor quality items. I truly enjoyed volunteering here and would definitely do it again. Please donate any new or gently used goods here. It helps people who need it.

Boston Cares pairs you up up with non profits of your choice at convenient times. It's really easy…read moreand excellent way to volunteer at places all around boston. I can't stress this enough how easy it is to volunteer. The diversity of organizations as well is superb. They offer everything from food kitchens to the symphony! To join they require a $30 one time registration fee and you must attend an online (zoom) orientations. Stress free all around, and such an amazing way to interact with our community!

Could some additional checking in and some additional outlets. I have over 200 hours and I call…read moreabout some jobs and no one ever called me back. Still a good resource

There are a lot of places you can choose to volunteer with in the Boston area. There's various…read morewebsites that will put you in touch with finding the organization just right for you. I was looking for something to do for the holidays and stumbled across Little Brothers. During the holiday season there's an incredible outpouring of help so you've got to get in on the holiday volunteer work a few weeks in advance. While there's never a shortage of soup kitchens and shelters that need people Little Brothers does something a bit different. First of all they primarily only do work with the elderly. During the Thanksgiving holiday I decided I'd help out to bring meals for the elderly. When I got to their event location at Northeastern I sat through a quick orientation. I learned that their motto is "flowers before food". You're not just providing a hot meal to an elder you're sitting with them for a while and talking to someone who might not have anyone visiting them during the holidays. Sure the food is good but I got the sense that the socializing with them was just as important. After I finished people were lined up according to which neighborhood they wanted an elder from and someone provided me a name and a map. The Little Brothers coordinators were also excellent with providing exact directions to where I needed to go and understanding that I didn't have a car so the location had to be T accessible. My Thanksgivings was a bust as my elder had surprisingly went out for Thanksgiving. But I tried again during Christmas and gave a bit of my time to a very nice old Russian couple who couldn't go anywhere for the holidays. It was a pleasure having some tea and a chat with people who were very happy and grateful for some company. Do note that Little Brothers does have need for volunteers year round and not just the holidays but if you're in need of something different than the clique homeless soup kitchen then consider helping out here. You can do what I call 'Adopt an elder' where you make a yearly commitment to spend I think 2 hours a week with an elder. You can also volunteer to chauffeur a group of people to a community event and drive them back to their home at the end. There's many different ways you can help the elderly and Little Brothers is an organization that really cares about the work they do.

I have to thank my cousin Brad for introducing me to Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly…read more Their staff and volunteers are wonderful and super-organized. I've been serving holiday meals and gifts to their 'extended family' who stay at there homes either because they may have no family with whom to share holidays or are unable to leave their homes or choose to stay at home. I have met, visited and re-visited several elders in Boston and always gain a lot from them at each visit. It is a lot of fun to do these visits and stay in touch with them. Michelle gives an excellent description of the services offered by Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly and they have a very dynamic and informative web site. Check it out and have a great year ahead!

One Brick is a perfect solution for professionals, young and old, that are looking to spend some…read moretime volunteering as their busy schedules allows, but also meet and socialize with others. Volunteer Events can be signed up in advance for a limited number of spots, but if you can't make an event and let them know, its not a big deal. They partner with some awesome charities and causes throughout Boston, including Room to Grow (an organization that helps babies during the first 3 years of life of families in poverty, so that they are more equipped to be successful in school), Cradles to Crayons (a non profit that looks to equip children age 0-12 of low-income families with essential items they need to thrive), as well as a host of other charities including Bikes Not Bombs, and the Roxbury and Cambridge food banks. They're events are listed on their website at boston.onebrick.org. However, some of the best events are the 5Ks and monthly volunteer socials. The Cambridge 5ks are a series of themed 5ks that Cambridge hosts, and throws a rocking party for after. Its a great volunteer experience, and party is great too. The monthly volunteer socials are generally held at a location accessible by the Boston MBTA, and are a great way to come and learn about One Brick, as well as eat some food, have a drink with a new friend, and socialize. Besides partnering with some great charities, One Brick also uses Event managers to communicate with you updates and details about the events as they approach. At the event the EM's are suppose to greet you before the event, and time willing, throw a quick little ice breaker so that everyone gets to know each other. After the volunteering is done, the EM's host a social somewhere local to the event, and we generally eat or have some drinks together. All the EM's I've met, including Dave, Graham, Kat, Deidre, Cristina, and Johnny have been extremely passionate about volunteering and very friendly. All in all, if you're looking to volunteer for a variety of causes and as your schedule allows and meet some pretty great people, I think One Brick is the place to be.

Are you a busy person looking to help out in the community when you can? Are you social (or trying…read moreto be) and would like to connect with others you wouldn't otherwise know? Enter One Brick Boston! The One Brick Boston calendar (http://boston.onebrick.org) is full of varied volunteer opportunities to satisfy many different interests. Events are timed in a way to fit into the schedules of working professionals, as they occur in the evenings or on the weekends. And for us commitment-phobes, there are no regular meeting or training requirements - just sign up for an event, show up on that day, and volunteer with cool people! And better yet: One Brick includes a social component to volunteering! After the majority of events, the One Brick Event Manager will invite the volunteers to an optional social (usually at a nearby bar), so they can continue getting to know each other. One Brick also hosts monthly volunteer socials at a different spot every month. Past socials have been held at Slumbrew's Brewery, American Fresh Assembly Row, Bantam Cider Tap Room, the Asgard, Dillon's, Highball Lounge, Howl at the Moon, Boston Beer Works, and the Lawn on D among others. One Brick is all about being involved in the community. They have partnerships with over 60 nonprofits as well as Slumbrew, Bantam Cider, and Cambridge 5K. At Highball Lounge, for every mini rubber duckie patrons add to their (crazy good) cocktails, a portion of the proceeds are donated to One Brick, so you can feel even better about drinking when you add #oneduckforonebrick (more details here: http://www.highballboston.com/promotions/one-duck-for-one-brick.htm). Trust me, guys, this organization really is the perfect mix! Try it out for yourself.

Yep, I'm behind Trish's 30 second stop light hip hop stretch. haha.. I was also the one doing the…read morevisualization techniques.. "this isn't rain.. it's ocean spray from a sandy beach somewhere tropical"... this year. People were definitely troopers this year trudging through the downpour. I was rocking the hoodie underneath a rain jacket underneath a poncho. Communication this year was definitely ON (or maybe it always was but it finally reached me). Volunteers received a hand out that had several important numbers of team leaders, police, and who to contact when someone was lost. They did try to keep me and my friend longer again but s'all good. Those looking to be walk marshals (helping people cross the street basically).. definitely work out a plan with your team members. The police were kind of hiding out while it was raining super hard so we had to direct traffic AND walkers. This can be especially tricky/dangerous since the traffic lights don't always correspond with the walk signals (DOH!).

If there's one thing you must do each year, it's to support Project Bread in what they do. Proceeds…read moreare given throughout the Greater Boston area through pantries, food banks, kitchens, school breakfast and lunch programs and more! Annually, they host the Walk for Hunger and has been going strong for 40 years. 20 miles with usually over 40,000 walkers despite weather conditions shows that we as a community can truly come together to make a difference for a great cause. Especially one you can relate with especially in these economic times, hunger is a strong thing. We forget every day that there are those less fortunate than ourselves that don't get to eat or eat poorly. There are those who never thought they'd be asking for assistance, now on the other side of the fence. If you haven't already joined in the fight against hunger. Please consider joining our team. Last year, Yelp and SBS joined forces to bring forth over $8500 raised and made it to one of the top teams. If you can't walk, consider cyber-walk, volunteer, or make a donation. * Although a side note, I only wish Project Bread would stop sending me all the paper mailings between annual reports to various newsletters. I'd much prefer if it was all electronic in my e-mail instead. It's such a waste of paper and postage. Top Organizations at the 2008 Walk # Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts - $47,846.99 # Raytheon - $41,254.67 # Arbella - $35,008.50 # Teradyne - $25,802.00 # Phillips Academy - $16,465.00 # EMC Corporation - $13,368.50 # MIT - $10,230.82 # St Andrew's Wellesley - $10,020.81 # Oak Middle School - $9,905.00 # The Self-Defense Institute (TSDI), Tewksbury - $9,491.00 # Citizens Bank of Massachusetts - $9,389.21 # Temple Israel Boston - $9,159.50 # Harvard University - $9,009.00 # Social Boston Sports & Yelp - $8,616.00 # Boston University - $7,505.14 # BCEC - $7,324.48 # Chestnut Hill School - $7,170.00 # Iron Mountain - $7,001.00 # Surg-Care/Surgi-Tech - $6,359.33 # MetLife Auto & Home - $6,214.00 Save the Date! The next Project Bread Walk for Hunger will be on Sunday, May 3, 2009.

I work in the non-profit sector so volunteering is my job. Whenever I've needed to find some…read morereliable, hard working, up to do anything people... I turn to this meetup group, and I'm never let down. It's so great to have a go-to bunch of people, some of them perfect strangers, that are so willing to lend a helping hand without wanting anything in return. These individuals volunteer solely because they can. So, if you have some spare time... check them out... there is always something to help out at and there is quite a variety of things to choose from!

Great group! There's no commitment beyond the one-time volunteering events you can sign up for when…read moreyou want to on meetup.com or through their website. You get to meet some pretty nice and cool people. Plus, they have a wide array of events, so there's something for everyone. There's also social gatherings from time to time, to connect with the people you volunteer with. Well worth it!

For over 100 years, Community Work Services has strived to get people trained & out into the…read moreworkforce. The caring people here take people & equips them with skills they can use. Plus they help place those people in positions for them to succeed & sustain themselves. In addition to a training program, a vibrant workshop keeps people business whole providing a living wage. In these difficult economic times any help is appreciated. Armed with caring, experience & professional case workers, they tailor each path to fit the needs of the individual & situation. With constant updates & follow up their track record for success is very solid. Plus they are conveniently located off the green & orange MBTA lines, there is also street metered parking available.