We were almost tipped, upside down, with the weight of a ton of wonderful toys donated by a group of amazing young people, students at Taunton High School and members of The Key Club. Rather than our telling the story, we asked Key Club President, Kayla Parrett and...
Monday, January 17 – MLK Day of Service
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...
Today we were inspired by a tiny, but mighty two-year-old philanthropist named Caroline
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...
Everything One Needs to Know is Taught in Kindergarten
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...
SMEC Students Lead the Way
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...
Salve Regina Students Reflect a Bright and Shining Light!
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...
A bright and shining light, Ruthann Levesque
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...
Theta Delta Chi at UMD
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...
Current, Immediate Needed Items
NEW BABY SAFETY EQUIPMENT! Children’s toothbrushes and toothpastes.Teen Hygiene Products (New and unopened).Girls and Boys, Teens and Adult underwear, all genders.Sweat Pants, All Sizes, Both GendersMittens, gloves and scarfs.Infant mittens (no thumbs)....
School Supplies NEEDED!
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.