We are always open on MLK Day!. This year we are faced with another Covid January. All Volunteers must be vaccinated. We have a morning "shift", 9-noon and an afternoon "shift", 1-4pm. You MUST be registered! No "drop-ins". Educational Materials: Children's...
On Saturday morning we were visited by a small, but mighty philanthropist. Caroline is 2 years-old and with the help of her parents Calib and Scotlyn, she asked her family and friends to bring a present for GiftsToGive on her birthday in November. After meeting...
It has been a long, difficult year for so many of us. On the SouthCoast over 80,000 children live in poverty. One in ten of these children is homeless. Without our amazing volunteers, we would not have been able to help as many local children. Today we received a...
One of our favorite student groups are the students from SMEC. These amazing young people volunteer weekly and have made and continue to make a real and tangible difference. They recently did a wonderful and helpful action. Rather than we tell the story, we would like...
With over 80,000 Southcoast children living in poverty and with one in ten of these children homeless, the need is overwhelming. Knowing this need, Salve Regina Nursing Students; Megan Caccamo, Erin Dericks, Mia Lang, Alexia Moreno, and Annemarie Haas did something...
We had a surprise visit today with a most remarkable woman, Ruthann Levesque (Pictured here, second from right). Ruthann brought us several dozen beautiful, handcrafted quilts. Not only was the workmanship amazing, the choice and content of the fabric patterns were...
We see thousands of elementary, middle, high school and college student volunteers every year. (Except of course for the Covid Year). It is hard for us to pick our favorites. There have been some salient third graders, some amazing seventh graders, some outstanding...
NEW BABY SAFETY EQUIPMENT! Children’s toothbrushes and toothpastesTeen Hygiene Products (New and unopened)Girls and Boys, Teens and Adult underwear, all genders.Sweat Pants, All Sizes, Both GendersMittens, gloves and scarfsInfant mittens (no thumbs) GENTLY-USEDBABY...
We are collecting school supplies: Crayons, 2 pocket folders, glue sticks, rulers, calculators, three-hole filler paper, three and five subject notebooks, highlighters, three-ring binders and colored pencils.
"Gently-used" warm, winter clothes and NEW School supplies are needed. With over 50,000 SouthCoast children living in poverty, and with most of them living in single head of households with one or two siblings - getting ready for school is a huge stress point for...