BOSTON CARES INC
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Mission Statement
Boston Cares partners with nonprofits and schools to expand their impact by mobilizing diverse people to collaboratively address our community’s critical needs. We envision an equitable and engaged Boston community.
About This Cause
Boston Cares was founded in 1991 by seven young adults who were determined to find a way to make community service a part of their busy lives. They worked to find non-profits that could utilize volunteers on a flexible basis, with the goal of creating a calendar of volunteer opportunities to send out to their friends. Starting with a calendar of three service projects, Boston Cares was launched. Today, our year-round programs & seasonal service events engage 11,000 adults, children, teens & corporate partners who annually serve 70,000+ hours at almost 200 schools and nonprofits primarily in Greater Boston and eastern MA communities. Our volunteer impact areas include hunger relief and basic needs; adult education and ESOL tutoring; and youth success. Boston Cares’ Bed Project volunteers have built 1,500+ beds for kids who don’t have one of their own. Boston Cares is the largest volunteer agency in New England, an Innovation Hub within the global Points of Light network, and an award-winning leader in the volunteer engagement sector. Since 1991, our volunteers have generated over 1 million hours of service! At Boston Cares we aim to be: • Connected to volunteers, partners, funders, and others so we are responsive to changing community needs and so awareness of Boston Cares is fresh and relevant. • Inclusive in ways that ensure Boston Cares is increasingly available to and welcoming of volunteers from many walks of life. • Flexible so that the ease of serving through our programs and the continuum of meaningful options generate great volunteer satisfaction and commitment. • Reliable and trusted by our stakeholders, delivering what we promise, ensuring consistently quality experiences, and making the most of our staying power. • Ready to respond to changing community needs, nimble enough to leverage real-time opportunities, and prepared to play our part around natural disasters and other urgent challenges. • Dynamic, adaptable, and forward-thinking in leveraging the momentum of our volunteer force for the greater good. • Excellent colleagues, partners, and service innovators, delivering results that matter to the community, for our volunteers, and in our sector. In 2017 Boston Cares volunteers accomplished the following in each of our priority issue areas: Basic Needs • 924,574 meals made possible for people struggling with hunger or food insecurity, or living with critical diseases • 79,350 items of clothing or household goods sorted and/or distributed to those in need • 1,800 birthday gifts wrapped for homeless children • 186 beds built for kids transitioning into and out of foster homes or homelessness Cultural and Environmental Vibrancy • 1,549 volunteers deployed to 38 community partners dedicated to the arts and the environment • More than 1200 hours production support for 39 free or low-cost performances and exhibits attended by 55,295 community members • $148,085 value of volunteer time across 288 projects focused on arts and the environment Emergency Preparedness • 750 fire alarms installed in 250 low-income homes • 264 pallets of donated goods sorted and packed for the Puerto Rican hurricane relief effort Ensuring Young People Succeed • Facility beautification and other improvements made at 34 schools attended by 13,002 students • 686 middle and high school students tutored and mentored • 1,200 elementary and middle school students engaged in interactive STEM learning fairs Equipping Adults to Beat Poverty • 11,622 volunteer hours delivered to 26 community partners for workforce development and adult education • 2864 adults benefited through tutoring, practice interviews, and the distribution of books and learning aids Health & Wellness • 60 special needs athletes coached • 1,635 seniors, critically ill children and homeless individuals cheered up through specialized care packages