I stayed there almost 30 years ago,they haven't changed a bit for the better I,m reading does yaz…read morethe half ass lacky in charge every talk about how father snake(bill) bought an employee a car? or use donations to take vacation trips? employees would load up their car,s with donations and that shit hole in brockton main spring is a dump now

Staff constantly sleeps on the job and blocks our fire exits with trash barrels and brooms. I just…read moregot in trouble because I went outside to dig my dog's bowl out of 2 feet of snow in a blizzard and didn't take him with me. He's a short hair and it's animal abuse to take him out there right now. Believe me when I say these people are awful and they don't give a crap about us.

What can I say about a place that helped me in my hour of need when I did not know where to turn…read more I have two children on the autism spectrum. My youngest son was diagnosed when he was 2 but when my oldest was at 10 diagnosed with AS I really did not know what to do. My husband and I started with a class here on "Understanding AS". We have used their services several times since - "How to Ride a Bike" class, train lecture, etc. They truly have been an organization that has a mission and fulfills it. I feel a LuLu song coming on :)

Asperger's Association of New England is a wonderful non-profit resource center that helps…read moreindividuals with Asperger's Syndrome (on the autism spectrum), families, professionals etc through workshops, support groups and so much more. I am a teacher and have attended many of their lectures and events. check em' out! I am so grateful for the knowledge that they (their staff) and invited speakers have shared with me! www.aane.org

This is a great organization to get involved with that is focused on helping the youth of…read moreMassachusetts. Their goal is to get more kids participating in sports by making equipment and apparel, the largest barriers to involvement, available to communities and programs.

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!

Make-A-Wish is a wonderful organization…read more I recently donated a car through their "Wheels for Wishes" program: http://massri.wheelsforwishes.org/ The car donation process was a breeze. I called Make-A-Wish on a Friday afternoon, and the car was picked up by a towing company by Wednesday. I'm guaranteed to get at least a $500 tax deduction for the car, and if the car is sold for over $500, I can claim the exact amount for which the vehicle is sold as a tax deduction. The towing company also left a form when they picked up the car stating that I've donated the car to Make-A-Wish, which I really appreciated, since no one was home when the car was picked up. (It's a little unnerving to just leave car keys and a title in a car on the day of pick up.) I'm very happy to support the great work of Make-A-Wish MA/RI. Their mission is to "grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy." I personally know a recipient of a trip from the Make-A-Wish MA/RI chapter. The 8 year old boy was overjoyed to get the chance to go to a Monster Truck rally & meet the Monster Truck drivers. His Mom & Dad got to join him on the trip, and it was an experience they will treasure. Read more about his wish at http://www.massri.wish.org/index.cfm?cdid=13085&pid=10328 Overall, Make-A-Wish fulfills an amazing mission, and is worthy of your donations - both in volunteer hours and/or a monetary donation.

My daughter has a chronic disease and has been violently ill for nearly three years now, spending…read morehalf of this time in the hospital and suffering through several failing surgeries and procedures. Doctors are still unable to get her issues under control, she's in so much pain she requires narcotics daily and missed an entire year of school. Her hospital case worker kept pushing the whole Make-A-Wish concept on my daughter even though she felt uncomfortable about it and was concerned about taking wishes from other patients. Every time it was brought up, we asked repeatedly if she would be eligible since she's chronically ill but not terminally ill. My daughter finally started thinking about it after some of the kids with a similar condition in her support group received wishes. She didn't want anything major - she actually wanted to use it to help other kids with her disease - so I put in for the request, I just received the rejection letter which incidentally provides no specific reason behind the rejection. Knowing that there are kids out there potentially dreaming about these wishes, I would have at least expected the courtesy of a phone call and a conversation.

My company has a strong relationship with this shelter and our principals and colleagues can be…read morefound many times a year volunteering here and helping out any way we can. Homelessness is a huge and growing issue in this country and especially in Massachusetts. Homelessness is up 9% alone in Boston! The number of homeless families is the fastest growing section and this includes women and children. For over 22 years the Friends have built and provided innovative programs that help people achieve self-sufficiency and permanent housing. The Friends offers real solutions to the causes of homelessness, including: - unemployment - addiction - mental illness - disease - unaffordable housing Give them a w/e of your time; monetary support; whatever you can do.

Friends of Stoughton Center is helping to spur positive change within Stoughton... The…read moreBeautification Committee is one of its most important cogs, think of it as Stoughton's local garden club, and its members do their best to help make Stoughton Center as beautiful as possible... Get involved!

I do not have a bad thing to say, about Children Making Strides. My child has received…read more compassionate and effective evidence based therapy from the clinical staff for over 3 years. Our family has been treated respectfully and empathetically by all of the administrative staff as well

Children making strides is an amazing place to work! Great learning opportunity and positive…read moreatmosphere, very happy to work for CMS!!